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3 definitions found 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 1.6 [wn]: decompose v 1: separate into constituent elements or parts [syn: {break up}] 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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