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decompose (v.)
[decompose 词源字典]
1750s, "to separate into components," from
de-
"opposite of" +
compose
. Sense of "putrefy" is first recorded 1777. Related:
Decomposed
;
decomposing
.
[decompose etymology, decompose origin, 英语词源]