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Decompose

🔄 Synonyms of "Decompose"

6 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
decaynoun	(ecology, medicine) The process or result of being gradually decomposed; rot, decomposition.
break upverb	(intransitive, idiomatic) To end a (usually romantic or sexual) relationship.
disintegrateverb	(intransitive) To fall apart; to break up into parts.
rotnoun	(intransitive) To suffer decomposition due to biological action, especially by fungi or bacteria.
moldernoun	A surname.
mouldernoun	(by extension) A person who moulds or shapes material into objects, especially clay into bricks, pottery, etc.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Decompose"

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Word	Definition
disintegrateverb	(intransitive) To fall apart; to break up into parts.
break upverb	(intransitive, idiomatic) To end a (usually romantic or sexual) relationship.
decayverb	(intransitive) To deteriorate, to get worse, to lose strength or health, to decline in quality.
moulderverb	(transitive) (chiefly Northern England, Scotland) Often followed by away or down: to cause (something) to decay or rot, or to crumble to pieces.
rotverb	(intransitive) To suffer decomposition due to biological action, especially by fungi or bacteria.
molderverb	US standard spelling of moulder. [(transitive) (chiefly Northern England, Scotland) Often followed by away or down: to cause (something) to decay or rot, or to crumble to pieces.]
breakverb	(ergative, transitive, intransitive) To separate into two or more pieces, to fracture or crack, by a process that cannot easily be reversed for reassembly.
degradeverb	(transitive) To lower in value or social position.
compriseverb	(transitive) To be made up of; to consist of (especially a comprehensive list of parts).
consistverb	(archaic, intransitive) To exist or be compatible.
cut upverb	(transitive) To cut into smaller pieces, parts, or sections.
decompoundnoun	A decomposite.
resolvenoun	(uncountable) Determination; will power.
deconstructverb	(transitive, often figurative) To break something down into its component parts.
break downverb	(intransitive, of a machine, computer, vehicle, etc.) To stop functioning.
fragmentizeverb	(transitive) To break, cut, or otherwise separate (something) into fragments.
fragmentnoun	A part broken off; a small, detached portion; an imperfect part, either physically or not
fall apartverb	To disintegrate, to break into pieces.
disaggregatenoun	to separate or break down into components
deaggregatenoun	To separate something into its component parts.