decompose
EnglishEdit
EtymologyEdit
Borrowed from Middle French décomposer. Equivalent to de- + compose.
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VerbEdit
decompose (third-person singular simple present decomposes, present participle decomposing, simple past and past participle decomposed)
- (transitive) To separate or break down (something) into its components; to disintegrate or fragment.
- Various fungi can decompose wood.
- (intransitive) To rot, decay or putrefy.
- Plastics can take centuries to decompose.
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to separate
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to decay
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ItalianEdit
VerbEdit
decompose
- third-person singular past historic of decomporre