decompose
de|com|pose /d'iːkəmp'oʊz/ (decomposes decomposing decomposed)
[VERB] V, V into n, V n
When things such as dead plants or animals decompose, or when something decomposes them, they change chemically and begin to decay.
...a dead body found decomposing in a wood...
The debris slowly decomposes into compost...
The fertiliser releases nutrients gradually as bacteria decompose it.
= rot, decay
● decomposed [ADJ]
The body was too badly decomposed to be identified at once.
[VERB] V, V into n, V n
When things such as dead plants or animals decompose, or when something decomposes them, they change chemically and begin to decay.
...a dead body found decomposing in a wood...
The debris slowly decomposes into compost...
The fertiliser releases nutrients gradually as bacteria decompose it.
= rot, decay
● decomposed [ADJ]
The body was too badly decomposed to be identified at once.