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scomporre

to decompose, to break down

verb skohm-POR-reh Rare
Mind & Emotions Mental States

Also means

to disrupt, to unsettle

Usage Note

Scomporre is an irregular verb (like porre): past participle scomposto, past historic scomposi. It is used in mathematics (scomporre in fattori = 'to factorise'), chemistry, and figuratively (scomporsi = 'to lose one's composure'). Senza scomporsi ('without flinching') is a useful set phrase.

Examples

"Il chimico ha scomposto la molecola nei suoi elementi."

Natural Translation

The chemist broke down the molecule into its elements.

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