Definitions of decompose [ˌdi kəmˈpoʊz]

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Definition of 'decompose'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (v.t.) decompose
to separate or resolve into constituent parts or elements; disintegrate.

2. (v.i.) decompose
to rot; putrefy.

Etymology: (1745–55; < F décomposer)

Definition of 'decompose'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (verb) decompose, break up, break down
separate (substances) into constituent elements or parts

2. (verb) disintegrate, decay, decompose
lose a stored charge, magnetic flux, or current
"the particles disintegrated during the nuclear fission process"

3. (verb) decompose, rot, molder, moulder
break down
"The bodies decomposed in the heat"

Definition of 'decompose'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (verb) decompose
to break down or cause to break down by natural processes; = rot
the decomposition of the leaves

Definition of 'decompose'

Webster Dictionary

1. (verb) decompose
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

2. (verb) decompose
to become resolved or returned from existing combinations; to undergo dissolution; to decay; to rot

Translation of 'decompose'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: (of vegetable or animal matter) to (cause to) decay or rot Corpses decompose quickly in heat.
Afrikaans: ontbind, verrot	Arabic: يُحَلِّل، يَتَحَلَّل	Bulgarian: разлагам се
Brazilian: decompor	Czech: rozkládat se	German: verwesen
Danish: rådne; nedbrydes	Greek: αποσυνθέτω, αποσυντίθεμαι	Spanish: descomponerse
Estonian: lagundama, mädanema	Farsi: متلاشی شدن؛ تجزیه شدن	Finnish: maatua
French: (se) décomposer	Hebrew: לְהַרקִיב, לְהִתפָּרֵק	Hindi: सड़ना, गलना, अपघटित हो जा
Croatian: trunuti, raspadati se	Hungarian: elrothad	Indonesian: membusuk
Icelandic: rotna	Italian: decomporre, decomporsi	Japanese: 腐敗分解する
Korean: 분해되다, 부패하다	Lithuanian: (su)irti	Latvian: sairt; trūdēt
Malay: urai	Dutch: ontbinden	Norwegian: bryte(s) ned, oppløse(s),
Polish: rozkładać (się)	Persian: متلاشی شدن؛ تجزیه شدن	Pashto: تحليل كول، تجزيه كول، جلا
Portuguese: decompor	Romanian: a (se) descompune	Russian: разлагаться
Slovak: rozkladať sa	Slovenian: razkrajati (se)	Serbian: raspadati se
Swedish: lösa[s] upp, bryta[s] ner	Thai: ทำให้เน่าเปื่อย (ทางชีววิ	Turkish: çürü(t)mek
Taiwanese: 腐爛	Ukrainian: розкладати(ся); гнити	Urdu: گلنا ، تحلیل ہونا
Vietnamese: phân huỷ	Chinese: 腐烂
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