1.  decompose(v = verb.change) break down, break up - separate (substances) into constituent elements or parts;
is one way to separate
Derived form noun decomposition₃
Sample sentences: Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s something

2.  decompose(v = verb.change) decay, disintegrate - lose a stored charge, magnetic flux, or current; "the particles disintegrated during the nuclear fission process"
is one way to change integrity
Sample sentences: Something ----s

3.  decompose(v = verb.change) molder, moulder, rot - break down; "The bodies decomposed in the heat"
is one way to decay
Derived forms noun decomposition₅, noun decomposition₄
Sample sentences: Something ----s; Something ----s something

decompose, v.
1 intr. decay, rot.
2 tr. separate (a substance, light, etc.) into its elements or simpler constituents.
3 intr. disintegrate; break up.

Derivative:
decomposition n.

Etymology:
F d{eacute}composer (as DE-, COMPOSE)

VB  decompose, decompound, analyze, disembody, dissolve, resolve into its elements, separate into its elements, electrolyze, dissect, decentralize, break up, disperse, unravel, crumble into dust.