ALL meanings of decompose
de·com·pose
D d - verb decompose When things such as dead plants or animals decompose, or when something decomposes them, they change chemically and begin to decay. 3
- verb decompose to break down (organic matter) or (of organic matter) to be broken down physically and chemically by bacterial or fungal action; rot 3
- verb decompose to break down or cause to break down into simpler chemical compounds 3
- verb decompose to break up or separate into constituent parts 3
- verb decompose to express in terms of a number of independent simpler components, as a set as a canonical union of disjoint subsets, or a vector into orthogonal components 3
- verb transitive decompose to break up or separate into basic components or parts 3
- verb transitive decompose to rot 3
- intransitive verb decompose rot 1
- abbreviation DECOMPOSE disintegrate 1
- noun decompose (with reference to a dead body or other organic matter ) make or become rotten; decay or cause to decay. 1
- verb with object decompose to separate or resolve into constituent parts or elements; disintegrate: The bacteria decomposed the milk into its solid and liquid elements. 1
- verb without object decompose to rot; putrefy: The egg began to decompose after a day in the sun. 1
- verb decompose (Transitive Verb) to separate or break down something into its components; to disintegrate or fragment. 0
- verb decompose (Intransitive Verb) to rot, decay or putrefy. 0