decompose

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. verb separate (substances) into constituent elements or parts
  2. verb lose a stored charge, magnetic flux, or current
  3. verb break down

Etymology

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

In classic literature

Synonyms

break up, break down

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