\Com*pose"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Composed}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Composing}.] [F. composer; com- + poser to place. The
sense is that of L. componere, but the origin is different.
See {Pose}, v. t.]
1. To form by putting together two or more things or parts;
   to put together; to make up; to fashion.
         Zeal ought to be composed of the highest degrees of
         all pious affection.                  --Bp. Sprat.
2. To form the substance of, or part of the substance of; to
   constitute.
         Their borrowed gold composed The calf in Oreb.
                                               --Milton.
         A few useful things . . . compose their intellectual
         possessions.                          --I. Watts.
3. 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.
         Let me compose Something in verse as well as prose.
                                               --Pope.
         The genius that composed such works as the
         ``Standard'' and ``Last Supper''.     --B. R.
                                               Haydon.
4. To dispose in proper form; to reduce to order; to put in
   proper state or condition; to adjust; to regulate.
         In a peaceful grave my corpse compose. --Dryden.
         How in safety best we may Compose our present evils.
                                               --Milton.
5. To free from agitation or disturbance; to tranquilize; to
   soothe; to calm; to quiet.
         Compose thy mind; Nor frauds are here contrived, nor
         force designed.                       --Dryden.
6. (Print.) To arrange (types) in a composing stick in order
   for printing; to set (type).

\Com*pose"\, v. i.
To come to terms. [Obs.] --Shak.