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compose

Dictionary definition · compose

verb

  1. form the substance of"Greed and ambition composed his personality"
  2. write music"Beethoven composed nine symphonies"
  3. produce a literary work"She composed a poem"
  4. put together out of existing material"compile a list"
  5. calm (someone, especially oneself); make quiet"She had to compose herself before she could reply to this terrible insult"
  6. make up plans or basic details for"frame a policy"

Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).