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decompose

de·com·pose

Today it means: To separate or break down (something) into its components. Full definition →

Middle French décomposer

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Middle French · borrowed fromdécomposer
English todaydecompose

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

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.