intransitive verb. To make up the constituent parts of; constitute or form.

intransitive verb. To make or create by putting together parts or elements.

intransitive verb. To create or produce (a literary or musical piece).

intransitive verb. To make (oneself) calm or tranquil.

intransitive verb. To settle or adjust; reconcile.

intransitive verb. To arrange aesthetically or artistically.

intransitive verb. To arrange or set (type or matter to be printed).

intransitive verb. To create a literary or musical piece.

intransitive verb. To set type.

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.

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

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

transitive verb. 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.

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

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

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

intransitive verb. To come to terms.

verb. To make up the whole; to constitute.

verb. To comprise.

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

verb. To calm oneself down.

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

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

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

verb. produce a literary work

verb. form the substance of

verb. put together out of existing material

verb. make up plans or basic details for

verb. 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"