Bible Dictionaries
Decompose

Webster's Dictionary

(1):

(v. t.) To separate the constituent parts of; to resolve into original elements; to set free from previously existing forms of chemical combination; to bring to dissolution; to rot or decay.

(2):

(v. i.) To become resolved or returned from existing combinations; to undergo dissolution; to decay; to rot.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Decompose'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​d/decompose.html. 1828.