decompose
verb
de·com·pose
ˌdē-kəm-ˈpōz
decomposed; decomposing; decomposes
1
: to separate into constituent parts or elements or into simpler compounds
decompose water by electrolysis
decompose a word into its base and affixes
2
: rot
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