vi to come to terms.
2. compose ·vt to arrange (types) in a composing stick in order for printing; to set (type).
3. compose ·vt to form the substance of, or part of the substance of; to constitute.
4. compose ·vt to form by putting together two or more things or parts; to put together; to make up; to fashion.
5. compose ·vt to dispose in proper form; to reduce to order; to put in proper state or condition; to adjust; to regulate.
6. compose ·vt to free from agitation or disturbance; to tranquilize; to soothe; to calm; to quiet.
7. compose ·vt 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.