compose-v; 4 Senses

Sense Number 1: write or create music or text

Examples:
In 1983, he composed the score for HBO's first film.
Tolkien composed the poem in either the late 1920s or the early 1930s.
They compose poetry, journal entries, letters, rants, love stories, wish lists, artwork, comic strips...
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Mappings:
VerbNet: create-26.4,performance-26.7-2
FrameNet: Behind_the_scenes,Text_creation
PropBank: compose.02
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 2, 3, 6

Sense Number 2: form the substance of

Commentary: Syntax Includes: NP1[attribute[plural]] COMPOSE NP2[topic] NP1[topic] COMPOSE NP2[attribute[plural]]

Examples:
Shingle stones and diluvial accumulations compose the greater portion of these plains.
CMS and Criticom International compose the largest wholesale monitoring company in the United States.
It was composed of representatives from all the unions in the city.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: compose.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1

Sense Number 3: create from components

Commentary: Syntax Is: NP1[agent] COMPOSE NP2[product] PP{FROM NP[source]}

Examples:
The need to compose product offerings from other products and components is becoming important.
They composed the dish out of the box's contents.

Mappings:
VerbNet: create-26.4
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: compose.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 4

Sense Number 4: calm (oneself)

Examples:
He said he was very impressed with how she got up and composed herself.
It is important to compose yourself before stating your case.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 5