Decompose

Verb

 * 1)  to separate or break down something into its components; to disintegrate or fragment
 * 2)  to rot, decay or putrefy

Synonyms for Decompose
rot, crumble, decay, disperse, disintegrate, putrefy.

Antonyms for Decompose
grow, increase, multiply, improve.

Related terms

 * decomposition

Thesaurus
ablate, anatomize, atomize, break down, break up, canker, come apart, consume, corrode, corrupt, crack up, crumble, crumble into dust, decay, deliquesce, disintegrate, disjoin, disorganize, dissect, dissolve, erode, fall into decay, fall to pieces, fester, fission, gangrene, go bad, go off, go to pieces, liquefy, melt, mildew, mold, molder, mortify, moulder, necrose, putrefy, putresce, rankle, resolve, rot, separate, sphacelate, split, spoil, suppurate, taint, take apart, turn, turn sour, waste away, wear away

Translations

 * Bulgarian: разглобявам
 * Czech:
 * Dutch:
 * Estonian: lagundama
 * Finnish:
 * French:


 * German: zerlegen, zerteilen (transitiv); zerlegen, teilen (reflexiv); desintegrieren
 * Italian:
 * Romanian: descompune
 * Spanish:


 * Bulgarian: разлагам се
 * Dutch:, ,
 * Estonian: kõdunema
 * Finnish:, , ,


 * French: se décomposer
 * German: verrotten, verfallen, verfaulen, zerfallen
 * Italian:
 * Spanish: descomponerse

Verb form
decompose


 * 1) third-person singular past historic of decomporre