quieten vs compose

quieten and compose both are verbs.

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

As verbs, compose is a hyponym of quieten; that is, compose is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than quieten:

Other hyponyms of quieten include lull, appease, assuage, conciliate, gentle, gruntle, lenify, mollify, pacify, placate.

quieten (verb)	compose (verb)
cause to be quiet or not talk	make up plans or basic details for
make calm or still	produce a literary work
become quiet or quieter	write music
	put together out of existing material
	calm (someone, especially oneself); make quiet
	form the substance of