decompose
English
/ˌdiːkəmˈpəʊz/
verb
Definitions
- (transitive) to separate or break down something into its components; to disintegrate or fragment
- (intransitive) to rot, decay or putrefy
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French décomposer prefix from English compose.
Origin
English
compose
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- cocompose English
- composability English
- composable English
- compose English
- composer English
- composest English
- composeth English
- composograph English
- composure English
- decomposability English
- decomposable English
- decomposer English
- discompose English
- eigendecompose English
- equidecomposability English
- equidecomposable English
- indecomposable English
- miscompose English
- nondecomposability English
- nondecomposable English
- photocompose English
- photodecompose English
- precompose English
- recompose English
- undecomposable English
- composer Old French
- décomposer Middle French
- compose
- composer
- recompose
- cocompose
- composure
- composeth
- composest
- decomposer
- composable
- discompose
- miscompose
- precompose
- decomposable
- composograph
- photocompose
- composability
- undecomposable
- eigendecompose
- photodecompose
- indecomposable
- decomposability
- nondecomposable
- equidecomposable
- nondecomposability
- equidecomposability