The meaning of DECOMPOSE is to separate into constituent parts or elements or into simpler compounds. How to use decompose in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Decompose.

DECOMPOSE meaning: 1. to decay, or to cause something to decay: 2. to break, or to break something, into smaller…. Learn more.

Bacteria and fungi help decompose organic matter. The compound will decompose in the presence of light. The wood is already showing signs of decomposition.

Definition of decompose verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. [intransitive, transitive] to be destroyed gradually after death by natural processes synonym decay, rot. The garden was dank …

Decomposition of strawberries, reverse time lapse African buffalo skull decomposing in the Serengeti National Park, Tanzania A rotten apple after it fell from a tree Decomposing fallen nurse log in a …

DECOMPOSED definition: having undergone decomposition. See examples of decomposed used in a sentence.

to separate or resolve into constituent parts or elements; disintegrate The bacteria decomposed the milk into its solid and liquid elements intransitive verb

Dec 14, 2025 · decompose (third-person singular simple present decomposes, present participle decomposing, simple past and past participle decomposed) (transitive) To separate or break down …

de·com·posed , de·com·pos·ing , de·com·pos·es v. tr. 1. To separate into components or basic elements. 2. To cause to rot. v. intr. 1. To become broken...

Tearing and breaking into pieces (Definition of decomposed from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)