compose

verbs

form the substance of
"Greed and ambition composed his personality"
compose
is derived from
component
is a type of (narrower)
form or compose
"This money is my only income"; "The stone wall was the backdrop for the performance"; "These constitute my entire belonging"; "The children made up the chorus"; "This sum represents my entire income for a year"; "These few men comprise his entire army"
be, comprise, constitute, make up, represent
write music
"Beethoven composed nine symphonies"
compose, write
is derived from
composition
is derived from
composition
is derived from
composer
is derived from
composing
produce a literary work
"She composed a poem"; "He wrote four novels"
compose, indite, pen, write
is derived from
composition
put together out of existing material
"compile a list"
compile, compose
is derived from
compositor
calm (someone, especially oneself); make quiet
"She had to compose herself before she could reply to this terrible insult"
compose
is derived from
composure
is a type of (narrower)
make calm or still
"quiet the dragons of worry and fear"
calm, calm down, lull, quiet, quieten, still, tranquilize, tranquillise, tranquillize
make up plans or basic details for
"frame a policy"
compose, draw up, frame