1. Separate (substances) into constituent elements or parts
   - break up, break down 
2. Lose a stored charge, magnetic flux, or current
   - disintegrate, decay 
3. Break down
   "The bodies decomposed in the heat"
   - rot, molder [N. Amer], moulder [Brit, Cdn]

Derived forms: decomposing, decomposes, decomposed

See also: decomposition

Type of: change integrity, decay, separate

Encyclopedia: Decompose

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