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Verb decompose has 3 senses

• decompose(v = verb.change) break down, break up - separate (substances) into constituent elements or parts; Array
is one way to separate
Derived form noun decomposition₃
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s something

• decompose(v = verb.change) decay, disintegrate - lose a stored charge, magnetic flux, or current; "the particles disintegrated during the nuclear fission process"
is one way to change integrity
Sample sentence:
Something ----s

• decompose(v = verb.change) molder, moulder, rot - break down; "The bodies decomposed in the heat"
is one way to decay
Derived forms noun decomposition₅, noun decomposition₄
Sample sentences:
Something ----s
Something ----s something

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THESAURUS

decompose

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, fall into decay, fall to pieces, fester, fission, gangrene, go bad, go off, go to pieces, liquefy, melt, mildew, mold, molder, mortify, moulder, necrose, putrefy, putresce, rankle, resolve, rot, separate, sphacelate, split, spoil, suppurate, taint, take apart, turn, turn sour, waste away, wear away

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decompose

Decomposition

VB decompose, decompound, analyze, disembody, dissolve, resolve into its elements, separate into its elements, electrolyze, dissect, decentralize, break up, disperse, unravel, crumble into dust.

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