Definitions of compose:

• verb:   form the substance of

  Example: "Greed and ambition composed his personality"

• verb:   put together out of existing material
• verb:   write music

  Example: "Beethoven composed nine symphonies"

• verb:   calm (someone, especially oneself); make quiet

  Example: "She had to compose herself before she could reply to this terrible insult"

• verb:   draw up the plans or basic details for
• verb:   produce a literary work

  Example: "She composed a poem"