Decompose

Quick meaning: Decompose is a verb meaning (transitive) To separate or break down (something) into its components.

Meaning

(transitive) To separate or break down (something) into its components.

More Meanings

1. (intransitive) To rot, decay or putrefy.

Example Sentences

Various fungi can decompose wood.

Plastics can take centuries to decompose.

Our team decomposed this task into several subtasks that could be successfully distributed.

Nor had the post mortem on Newson's body revealed any illness or other physical condition that might have prevented him from applying the brake, although after four days in the oven-like heat of the wreckage, the body was so badly decomposed as to make any reliable post mortem results unlikely.

Word Forms

• decomposes
• decomposing
• decomposed

Synonyms for decompose

Depending on context, synonyms include disintegrate, fragment, break down, decay, break up, rot.

Antonyms for decompose

Common opposites include compose, assemble, recompose.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include disintegrate, break up, decay, moulder, rot, molder.

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