comprise vs compose
Definitions
verb
- include or contain; have as a component
- form or compose
- be composed of
Examples
The series in fact comprises only two: one in the form of a monk's habit and cowl, and one depicting a pin-striped business suit and tie.
For example, lithium, sodium, and potassium comprised a triad of soft, highly reactive metals.
Schedule 3 comprises a number of toxic or precursor chemicals with widespread industrial uses, such as phosgene, hydrogen cyanide, phosphorus trichloride and thionyl chloride.
Definitions
verb
- write music
- put together out of existing material
- form the substance of
- calm (someone, especially oneself); make quiet
- make up plans or basic details for
Examples
The white plates are composed of a very tough but light titanium alloy that provides a good deal of extra protection to the body's vitals.
Band leader, Ray Blue, is also a composer, arranger and performer on tenor, alto and soprano saxophones.
These "Observations" were the first of a series of volumes by Gilpin on the scenery of Great Britain, composed in a poetic and somewhat over-luxuriant style, illustrated by drawings in aquatinta, and all described on the title page as "Relative chiefly to Picturesque Beauty.
