compose

/kʌmpˈoʊz/

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