'Decompose' definitions:
Definition of 'decompose'
(from WordNet)
verb
Separate (substances) into constituent elements or parts [syn: decompose, break up, break down]
verb
Lose a stored charge, magnetic flux, or current; "the particles disintegrated during the nuclear fission process" [syn: disintegrate, decay, decompose]
verb
Definition of 'Decompose'
From: GCIDE
- Decompose \De`com*pose"\, v. i. To become resolved or returned from existing combinations; to undergo dissolution; to decay; to rot. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Decompose'
From: GCIDE
- 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 chemical combination; to bring to dissolution; to rot or decay. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'decompose'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- 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