Compose — Defs

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

imp. & p. p. Composed; p. pr. & vb. n. Composing

1.
To form by putting together two or more things or parts; to put together; to make up; to fashion.
“Zeal ought to be composed of the highest degrees of all pious affection.” — Bp. Sprat.
2.
To form the substance of, or part of the substance of; to constitute.
“Their borrowed gold composed The calf in Oreb.” — Milton.

“A few useful things . . . compose their intellectual possessions.” — I. Watts.
3.
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; as, to compose a sentence, a sermon, a symphony, or a picture.
“Let me compose Something in verse as well as prose.” — Pope.

“The genius that composed such works as the “Standard” and “Last Supper”.” — B. R. Haydon.
4.
To dispose in proper form; to reduce to order; to put in proper state or condition; to adjust; to regulate.
“In a peaceful grave my corpse compose.” — Dryden.

“How in safety best we may Compose our present evils.” — Milton.
5.
To free from agitation or disturbance; to tranquilize; to soothe; to calm; to quiet.
“Compose thy mind; Nor frauds are here contrived, nor force designed.” — Dryden.
6.
To arrange (types) in a composing stick in order for printing; to set (type).(Print.)

02 v. i. To come to terms.