1. Musical creation
   "Mozart's composing of symphonies began at a very young age";
   - composition
    
2. The spatial property resulting from the arrangement of parts in relation to each other and to the whole
   "harmonious composing is essential in a serious work of art";
   - composition

1. Form the substance of
   "Greed and ambition composed his personality"
    
2. Produce a literary work
   "She composed a poem";
   - write, pen, indite [archaic]
    
3. (music) write music
   "Beethoven composed nine symphonies";
   - write
    
4. Put together out of existing material
   "compose a list";
   - compile
    
5. Make up plans or basic details for
   "compose a policy";
   - frame, draw up
    
6. Calm (someone, especially oneself); make quiet
   "She had to compose herself before she could reply to this terrible insult"
    
7. Arrange to make a pleasing picture, artwork, etc.
   "You have composed the picture very well with a great background"

Derived forms: composings

See also: draw

Type of: arrangement, be, calm, calm down, comprise, constitute, create, create verbally, creating by mental acts, lull, make, make up, placement, plan, quiet, quieten [Brit], represent, still, tranquilize [N. Amer], tranquillise [Brit], tranquillize

Encyclopedia: Composing