Hypertext Webster Gateway: "decompose"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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 forms
of chemical combination; to bring to dissolution; to rot or
decay.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Decompose \De`com*pose"\, v. i.
To become resolved or returned from existing combinations; to
undergo dissolution; to decay; to rot.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
decompose
v 1: separate into constituent elements or parts, as of chemical
substances [syn: {break up}, {break down}]
2: lose a stored charge, magnetic flux, or current; of
particles [syn: {disintegrate}, {decay}]
3: break down; "The bodies decomposed in the heat" [syn: {rot},
{molder}, {moulder}]
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