1. The spatial property resulting from the arrangement of parts in relation to each other and to the whole
   - composition 
2. Musical creation
   - composition

1. Form the substance of
   "Greed and ambition composed his personality" 
2. Write music
   "Beethoven composed nine symphonies"
   - write 
3. Produce a literary work
   "She composed a poem"
   - write, pen, indite [archaic] 
4. Put together out of existing material
   - compile 
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, draw up

Derived forms: composings

See also: component, composer, composition, compositor, composure

Type of: arrangement, be, calm, calm down, comprise, constitute, create, create verbally, creating by mental acts, lull, make, make up, placement, plan, quiet, quieten, represent, still, tranquilize [N. Amer], tranquillise [Brit], tranquillize

Encyclopedia: Compose

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