"composes" in the verb sense
1. compose
form the substance of
"Greed and ambition composed his personality"
2. compose, write
write music
"Beethoven composed nine symphonies"
3. write, compose, pen, indite
produce a literary work
"She composed a poem"
"He wrote four novels"
4. compose, compile
put together out of existing material
"compile a list"
5. compose
calm (someone, especially oneself make quiet
"She had to compose herself before she could reply to this terrible insult"
6. frame, compose, draw up
make up plans or basic details for
"frame a policy"
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