decompose

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  1. transitive verb To separate into components or basic elements.
  2. transitive verb To cause to rot.
  3. intransitive verb To become broken down into components; disintegrate.
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  • She loved Jesus that he was remote and ascended to the Father but like a willful child she hated it more and more that Jesus was a dead body on a cross like any other dead body dripping blood and shortly it would begin to decompose, and smell. —  The Gravedigger’s Daughter
  • Her body had already started to decompose, the report states. —  SplicedFeed
  • The time to celebrate all things that shamble, decompose, and eat brains. —  Pink Raygun - News, Reviews and Interviews for Fangirls...and boys
  • The only food from McDonald's that didn't start to decompose was the French Fries. —  Diet Blog
  • Mobile phone materials take a long time to decompose, allowing potentially hazardous substances into the environment. —  SofiaEcho RSS feed
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char ·  stratified ·  oxidize ·  consolidate ·  disarm ·  dehydrate ·  dislocate ·  spongy ·  unrecognizable ·  siliceous ·  till ·  soluble

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decompose:   decomposed ·  decomposing ·  decomposes
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  1. = French décomposer; as de- privative + compose; cf. decompound.
 

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