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Entry 2 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Decompose

/dē"kəm-pōzʹ/ · De·com·pose · IPA /ˌdikəmˈpoʊz/
01 v. t. To separate the constituent parts of; to resolve into original elements; to set free from previously existing forms of chemical combination…
imp. & p. p. Decomposed; p. pr. & vb. n. Decomposing
  1. 1.
    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.
02 v. i. To become resolved or returned from existing combinations; to undergo dissolution; to decay; to rot.
  1. 1.
    To become resolved or returned from existing combinations; to undergo dissolution; to decay; to rot.