Meaning of DECOMPOSE
| Pronunciation: | | `deekum'powz
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- [v] separate into constituent elements or parts, as of chemical substances
- [v] break down; "The bodies decomposed in the heat"
- [v] lose a stored charge, magnetic flux, or current; as of particles in nuclear fission
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| | Synonyms: | | break down, break up, disintegrate, molder, moulder, rot |
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| | See Also: | | change integrity, crack, decay, dissociate, hang, separate | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\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 chemical combination; to bring to dissolution; to rot or
decay.
\De`com*pose"\, v. i.
To become resolved or returned from existing combinations; to
undergo dissolution; to decay; to rot.
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