decompor

• decompôr (superseded)

From de- (“de-”) +‎ compor (“to compose”).

• Rhymes: (Portugal, São Paulo) -oɾ, (Brazil) -oʁ
• Hyphenation: de‧com‧por

decompor (first-person singular present decomponho, first-person singular preterite decompus, past participle decomposto)

1. to decompose (to break something down into its components)

   Synonyms: despedaçar, fragmentar, partir, quebrar, separar

   Antonyms: juntar, unir

2. to decompose; to rot; to decay

   Synonyms: apodrecer, deteriorar, estragar, putrefazer

3. (figuratively) to analyse every element of something individually
4. (linguistics) to parse (to resolve a sentence into its elements)

   Synonym: analisar

5. (reflexive) to decay (deteriorate)

   Synonym: deteriorar