COMPOSE

verb (~d; composing) see: compound Date: 15th century transitive verb 1. to form by putting together ; fashion , to form the substance of ; constitute , to produce (as columns or pages of type) by composition, 2. to create by mental or artistic labor ; produce , b. to formulate and write (a piece of music), to ~ music for, to deal with or act on so as to reduce to a minimum , to arrange in proper or orderly form, to free from agitation ; calm , settle , intransitive verb to practice composition