recompor

Recompor is a Portuguese verb meaning to restore something to an earlier state, to repair, or to reassemble. It can be used with physical objects, systems, or more abstract things such as a narrative, a balance, or data. The term is formed from re- (again) and compor (to compose or to put together), and it ultimately derives from Latin recomponere.

Common uses

- Physical repair or reconstruction: recompor a damaged object, recompor a estrutura after damage, or reassemble components.

- Restoring balance or order: recompor finanças, recompor uma relação, or recompor a ordem social.

- Reconstituting data or records: recompor informações, recompor arquivos, or reconstitute a dataset or a timeline.

- Metaphorical or stylistic sense: recompor uma narrativa, recompor uma cena, or recompor um discurso.

- Reflexive use: recompor-se means to regain composure or recover from an adverse situation (ele se recompor após o susto).

Conjugation notes

Recompor is irregular in several tenses, sharing patterns with the verb compor. In the present indicative, typical forms include eu recomponho, tu recomponhes, ele recompoe, nós recomponhamos, vós recomponhais, eles recompoem. Other tenses vary similarly, with stem changes common to compor.

See also

- recomposição (recomposition)

- recompor-se (to regain one’s composure)

Recompor is used across everyday speech and specialized contexts, including technical, financial, and literary discourse, reflecting its broad sense of reassembly, restoration, and restoration of state or function.