(~s, composing, ~d)
1.
The things that something is ~d of are its parts or members. The separate things that ~ something are the parts or members that form it.
The force would be ~d of troops from NATO countries...
Protein molecules ~ all the complex working parts of living cells...
They agreed to form a council ~d of leaders of the rival factions.
= make up
VERB: be V-ed of n, V n, V-ed
2.
When someone ~s a piece of music, they write it.
Vivaldi ~d a large number of very fine concertos...
Cale also uses electronic keyboards to ~.
VERB: V n, V
3.
If you ~ something such as a letter, poem, or speech, you write it, often using a lot of concentration or skill. (FORMAL)
He started at once to ~ a reply to Anna...
The document ~d in Philadelphia transformed the confederation of sovereign states into a national government.
VERB: V n, V-ed
4.
If you ~ yourself or if you ~ your features, you succeed in becoming calm after you have been angry, excited, or upset.
She quickly ~d herself as the car started off...
Then he ~d his features, took Godwin’s hand awkwardly and began to usher him from the office.
VERB: V pron-refl, V n