decompor

• decompôr (superseded)

De- (“de-”) +‎ compor (“to compose”), from Old Portuguese compõer, from Latin compōnere, present active infinitive of compōnō (“I compose”), from com- + pōnō (“I put”).

• (Paulista) IPA^(key): /ˌde.ˈkõ.poɹ/
• (South Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌde.ˈkõ.poɻ/
• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɨ.kõ.ˈpoɾ/
• Hyphenation: de‧com‧por

decompor (first-person singular present indicative decomponho, 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