decompose

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

de·com·pose [decompose decomposes decomposed decomposing] BrE [ˌdiːkəmˈpəʊz] NAmE [ˌdiːkəmˈpoʊz] verb
1. intransitive, transitive to be destroyed gradually by natural chemical processes
Syn: ↑decay, Syn: ↑rot
•a decomposing corpse
•As the waste materials decompose, they produce methane gas.
•~ sth a decomposed body
2. transitive, intransitive ~ (sth) (into sth) (technical)to divide sth into smaller parts; to divide into smaller parts
Derived Word: ↑decomposition
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
mid 18th cent. (in the sense ‘separate into simpler constituents’): from French décomposer, from de- (expressing reversal) + composer.

Example Bank:
•The garden was dank with decomposing vegetation.

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  rot, molder, moulder, disintegrate, decay, break up, break down