compose vs tranquilize

compose and tranquilize both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
compose	No	No	Yes	No
tranquilize	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, tranquilize is a hypernym of compose; that is, tranquilize is a word with a broader meaning than compose:

Other hypernyms of compose include calm, calm down, lull, quiet, quieten, still, tranquillise, tranquillize.

compose (verb)	tranquilize (verb)
make up plans or basic details for	cause to be calm or quiet as by administering a sedative to
produce a literary work	make calm or still
write music
put together out of existing material
calm (someone, especially oneself); make quiet
form the substance of