Decompose

  • 31decompose — de·com·pose …

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  • 32decompose — [ˌdiːkəmˈpəʊz] verb [I] to be destroyed by a slow natural process …

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  • 33decompose — de•com•pose [[t]ˌdi kəmˈpoʊz[/t]] v. posed, pos•ing 1) to separate or resolve into constituent parts or elements; disintegrate 2) mcr to rot; putrefy • Etymology: 1745–55; < F décomposer de com•pos′a•ble, adj. de com•po•si′tion kɒm pəˈzɪʃ ən n …

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  • 34decompose — [c]/dikəmˈpoʊz / (say deekuhm pohz) verb (decomposed, decomposing) –verb (t) 1. to separate or resolve into constituent parts or elements; disintegrate. –verb (i) 2. to rot; putrefy. {French décomposer, from dé dis 1 + composer …

  • 35decompose — To rot; to come apart by deterioration. Anno: 45 ALR2d 873 (food) …

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  • 36decompose — v. 1 intr. decay, rot. 2 tr. separate (a substance, light, etc.) into its elements or simpler constituents. 3 intr. disintegrate; break up. Derivatives: decomposition n. Etymology: F deacutecomposer (as DE , COMPOSE) …

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  • 37compose v — decompose v …

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  • 38Decomposed — 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… …

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  • 39Decomposing — 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… …

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  • 40decomposable — decompose ► VERB 1) (of organic matter) decay. 2) break down into component elements. DERIVATIVES decomposable adjective decomposition noun …

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