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• Decompose — De com*pose , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Decomposed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Decomposing}.] [Cf. F. d[ e]composer. Cf. {Discompose}.] To separate the constituent parts of; to resolve into original elements; to set free from previously existing forms of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• decompose — 1750s, to separate into components, from DE (Cf. de ), privative prefix (see DE (Cf. de )), + COMPOSE (Cf. compose). Sense of putrefy is first recorded 1777. Related: Decomposed; decomposing …   Etymology dictionary

• decompose — ► VERB 1) (of organic matter) decay. 2) break down into component elements. DERIVATIVES decomposable adjective decomposition noun …   English terms dictionary

• decompose — [dē΄kəm pōz′] vt., vi. decomposed, decomposing [Fr décomposer: see DE & COMPOSE] 1. to break up or separate into basic components or parts 2. to rot SYN. DECAY decomposable adj. decomposition [dē΄käm pə zish′ən] …   English World dictionary

• decompose — verb Etymology: French décomposer, from dé de + composer to compose Date: 1718 transitive verb 1. to separate into constituent parts or elements or into simpler compounds < decompose water by electrolysis > < decompose a word into its base and… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• decompose — 1. To resolve a compound into its component parts; to disintegrate. 2. To decay; to putrefy. [L. de, from, down, + com pono, pp. positus, to put together] * * * de·com·pose .dē kəm pōz vb, posed; pos·ing vt to separate into constituent parts or… …   Medical dictionary

• decompose — UK [ˌdiːkəmˈpəʊz] / US [ˌdɪkəmˈpoʊz] verb [intransitive] Word forms decompose : present tense I/you/we/they decompose he/she/it decomposes present participle decomposing past tense decomposed past participle decomposed 1) biology to decay by a… …   English dictionary

• decompose — decomposable, adj. decomposability, n. /dee keuhm pohz /, v., decomposed, decomposing. v.t. 1. to separate or resolve into constituent parts or elements; disintegrate: The bacteria decomposed the milk into its solid and liquid elements. v.i. 2.… …   Universalium

• decompose — [[t]di͟ːkəmpo͟ʊz[/t]] decomposes, decomposing, decomposed V ERG When things such as dead plants or animals decompose, or something decomposes them, they change chemically and begin to decay. ...a dead body found decomposing in a wood... [V into… …   English dictionary

• decompose — I. v. a. Decompound, disintegrate, analyze, resolve, resolve into its elements. II. v. n. Decay, putrefy, become corrupt, fall into decay, go to pieces, be resolved into its elements …   New dictionary of synonyms

• decompose — Synonyms and related words: ablate, anatomize, atomize, break down, break up, canker, come apart, consume, corrode, corrupt, crack up, crumble, crumble into dust, decay, deliquesce, disintegrate, disjoin, disorganize, dissect, dissolve, erode,… …   Moby Thesaurus