decompose

verb

/ˌdiːkəmˈpəʊz/UK/ˌdikəmˈpoʊz/CA/ˌdiːkəmˈpəʉz/

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French décomposer. Equivalent to de- + compose.

borrowed from décomposer

Definitions

1
To separate or break down (something) into its components.
- Various fungi can decompose wood.
- Our team decomposed this task into several subtasks that could be successfully distributed.
2
To rot, decay or putrefy.
- Plastics can take centuries to decompose.

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Derived

decomposability, decomposable, decomposer, decomposition, eigendecompose, nondecomposed, photodecompose, semidecomposed, undecomposed

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at decompose. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

A definitional loop anchored at decompose. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

8 hops · closes at decompose

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA