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- Dictionarydecompose/ˌdiːkəmˈpəʊz/
verb
- 1. (with reference to a dead body or other organic matter) make or become rotten; decay or cause to decay: "the body had begun to decompose" Similar
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DECOMPOSE definition: 1. to decay, or to cause something to decay: 2. to break, or to break something, into smaller…. Learn more.
The meaning of DECOMPOSE is to separate into constituent parts or elements or into simpler compounds. How to use decompose in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Decompose.
Decompose definition: to separate or resolve into constituent parts or elements; disintegrate. See examples of DECOMPOSE used in a sentence.
DECOMPOSE meaning: 1. to decay, or to cause something to decay: 2. to break, or to break something, into smaller…. Learn more.
DECOMPOSE meaning: 1 : to cause something (such as dead plants and the bodies of dead animals) to be slowly destroyed and broken down by natural processes, chemicals, etc.; 2 : to cause something (such as a chemical) to be separated into smaller or simpler parts.
[intransitive, transitive] decompose (something) (into something) (chemistry) (of a chemical compound) to break down something into smaller and simpler parts; to break a substance down into smaller and simpler parts. Water decomposes into oxygen and hydrogen. As the waste materials decompose, they produce methane gas.
The verb decompose means to break down or decay, like tree leaves that decompose into dirt, or cell phone batteries that decompose, resulting in more frequent charging for the user.
