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v. To make up the constituent parts of; constitute or form: an exhibit composed of French paintings; the many ethnic groups that compose our nation. See Usage Note at comprise.

v. To make or create by putting together parts or elements.

v. To create or produce (a literary or musical piece).

v. To make (oneself) calm or tranquil: Compose yourself and deal with the problems logically.

v. To settle or adjust; reconcile: They managed to compose their differences.

v. To arrange aesthetically or artistically.

v. Printing To arrange or set (type or matter to be printed).

verb-intransitive. To create a literary or musical piece.

verb-intransitive. Printing To set type.

v. To make up the whole; to constitute.

v. To comprise.

v. To construct by mental labor; to think up; particularly, to produce or create a literary or musical work.

v. To calm oneself down.

v. To arrange the elements of a photograph or other picture.

v. To settle (an argument, dispute etc.); to come to a settlement.

v. To form by putting together two or more things or parts; to put together; to make up; to fashion.

v. To form the substance of, or part of the substance of; to constitute.

v. To construct by mental labor; to design and execute, or put together, in a manner involving the adaptation of forms of expression to ideas, or to the laws of harmony or proportion.

v. To dispose in proper form; to reduce to order; to put in proper state or condition; to adjust; to regulate.

v. To free from agitation or disturbance; to tranquilize; to soothe; to calm; to quiet.

v. To arrange (types) in a composing stick in order for printing; to set (type).

verb-intransitive. To come to terms.

To make or form by uniting two or more things; put together the parts of; form by framing, fashioning, or arranging.

In relation to literary authorship: as, to compose a sermon or a sonnet.

In relation to musical authorship: as, to compose a sonata.

In relation to artistic skill: as, to compose (arrange the leading features of) a picture, statue, group, etc.

In printing: To put into type; set the types for: as, to compose a page or a pamphlet.

To arrange in the composing-stick: set: as, to compose a thousand ems.

To form by being combined or united; be the substance, constituents, or elements of; constitute; make up: as, levies of raw soldiers compose his army; the wall is composed of bricks and mortar; water is composed of hydrogen and oxygen.

To bring into a composed state; calm; quiet; appease.

To settle; adjust; reconcile; bring into a proper state or condition: as, to compose differences.

To place or arrange in proper form; put into a settled state; arrange.

To dispose; put into a proper mood or temper for any purpose.

To practise composition, in any of the active senses of that word.

To come to an agreement; adjust differences; agree.

In painting, to combine or fall into a group or arrangement with artistic effect; admit of pleasing or artistic combination in a picture: as, the mountains composed well.

v. calm (someone, especially oneself); make quiet

v. produce a literary work

v. form the substance of

v. put together out of existing material

v. make up plans or basic details for

v. write music

"Richter later spent some time in America, where, among other things, he collaborated with Jean Cocteau on the late surrealist romp 8x8: A Chess Sonata (portions of which are also online — check out this sequence featuring Paul Bowles awakening to compose from a slowly draining swimming pool.) posted by Matthew @ 10: 00 AM"

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calm    tranquillise    calm down    quieten    lull    still    tranquillize    quiet    tranquilize    constitute   

compound   

compositor    composer    decompose    composure    composing stick    composition    composite   

constitute    adjust    regulate    tranquilize    soothe    calm    quiet   

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arrange    unnoticing    stony-faced