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DECOMPOSE

\dˌiːkəmpˈə͡ʊz], \dˌiːkəmpˈə‍ʊz], \d_ˌiː_k_ə_m_p_ˈəʊ_z]\

Definitions of DECOMPOSE

2011 - English Dictionary Database
2006 - WordNet 3.0
2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary

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separate into constituent elements or parts, as of chemical substances
break down; "The bodies decomposed in the heat"

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

break down; "The bodies decomposed in the heat"

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

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.
To become resolved or returned from existing combinations; to undergo dissolution; to decay; to rot.

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
By Oddity Software

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.
To become resolved or returned from existing combinations; to undergo dissolution; to decay; to rot.

1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
By Noah Webster.

To separate into elementary parts; cause to decay or rot.
To become separated into parts; to rot.

1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer

To resolve or separate into elements.

1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman

To separate into constituent parts; decay; putrefy.

1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
By James Champlin Fernald

To separate the constituent parts of a body or substance; to resolve into original elements.

1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
By Nuttall, P.Austin.

To separate the constituent parts of a body; to rot or decay; to resolve into original elements.

1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H.

To reduce a compound body to its simpler constituents.
To putrefy from the presence of bacteria.

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
By Smith Ely Jelliffe

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