compose

Verbs

  • (v) form the substance of
    • Greed and ambition composed his personality
  • (v) write music
    • Beethoven composed nine symphonies
    write,
  • (v) produce a literary work
    • She composed a poem
    • He wrote four novels
    indite, pen, write,
  • (v) put together out of existing material
    • compile a list
    compile,
  • (v) calm (someone, especially oneself); make quiet
    • She had to compose herself before she could reply to this terrible insult
  • (v) make up plans or basic details for
    • frame a policy
    draw up, frame,

Synonyms

write indite pen compile draw up frame

See also

write out write up

Words of close approximity

compost
comport compost compote
composed composedly composer