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Detailed Synonyms for decompose in English

decompose:

to decompose verb (decomposes, decomposed, decomposing)

  1. to decompose
    to decompose
    • decompose verb (decomposes, decomposed, decomposing)
  2. to decompose
    – separate (substances) into constituent elements or parts 1
    to break down; to decompose; to break up
    – separate (substances) into constituent elements or parts 1
    • break down verb (breaks down, broke down, breaking down)
    • decompose verb (decomposes, decomposed, decomposing)
    • break up verb (breaks up, broke up, breaking up)
  3. to decompose
    – break down 1
    to decompose; to rot; to moulder; molder
    – break down 1
    • decompose verb (decomposes, decomposed, decomposing)
      • The bodies decomposed in the heat1
    • rot verb (rots, rotted, rotting)
    • moulder verb (moulders, mouldered, mouldering)
    • molder verb
  4. to decompose
    – lose a stored charge, magnetic flux, or current 1
    to decay; to decompose; to disintegrate
    – lose a stored charge, magnetic flux, or current 1
    • decay verb (decaies, decayed, decaying)
    • decompose verb (decomposes, decomposed, decomposing)
    • disintegrate verb (disintegrates, disintegrated, disintegrating)
      • the particles disintegrated during the nuclear fission process1

Conjugations for decompose:

present
  1. decompose
  2. decompose
  3. decomposes
  4. decompose
  5. decompose
  6. decompose
simple past
  1. decomposed
  2. decomposed
  3. decomposed
  4. decomposed
  5. decomposed
  6. decomposed
present perfect
  1. have decomposed
  2. have decomposed
  3. has decomposed
  4. have decomposed
  5. have decomposed
  6. have decomposed
past continuous
  1. was decomposing
  2. were decomposing
  3. was decomposing
  4. were decomposing
  5. were decomposing
  6. were decomposing
future
  1. shall decompose
  2. will decompose
  3. will decompose
  4. shall decompose
  5. will decompose
  6. will decompose
continuous present
  1. am decomposing
  2. are decomposing
  3. is decomposing
  4. are decomposing
  5. are decomposing
  6. are decomposing
subjunctive
  1. be decomposed
  2. be decomposed
  3. be decomposed
  4. be decomposed
  5. be decomposed
  6. be decomposed
diverse
  1. decompose!
  2. let's decompose!
  3. decomposed
  4. decomposing
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

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Related Definitions for "decompose":

  1. separate (substances) into constituent elements or parts1
  2. break down1
    • The bodies decomposed in the heat1
  3. lose a stored charge, magnetic flux, or current1