decompose-v; 2 Senses

Sense Number 1: (Cause to) separate into component elements or parts.

Commentary:
NOTE: Thing decomposed may be abstract.

Examples:
The bodies decomposed in the heat.
We can decompose the function into simpler equations.
One can try to decompose the proof.
The organization tries to decompose biological waste.

Mappings:
VerbNet: entity_specific_cos-45.5
FrameNet: Rotting
PropBank: decompose.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1, 3

Sense Number 2: Lose a stored charge, magnetic flux, or current.

Examples:
The particles decomposed during the nuclear fission process.
Nuclear materials gradually decompose.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 2