| DECOMPOSE | • decompose v. (Transitive) To separate or break down (something) into its components; to disintegrate or fragment. • decompose v. (Intransitive) To rot, decay or putrefy. • DECOMPOSE v. to fall to pieces. |
| EXTRAPOSE | • extrapose v. (Grammar, transitive) To move (an element of a phrase) by extraposition. • EXTRAPOSE v. to move an item normally positioned within a phrase or sentence to the end, to focus attention on it. |
| INDISPOSE | • indispose v. (Transitive) To render unfit or unsuited; to disqualify. • indispose v. (Transitive) To make indisposed, or slightly unwell. • indispose v. (Transitive) To disincline. |
| INTERPOSE | • interpose v. (Transitive) To insert something (or oneself) between other things. • interpose v. (Transitive) To interrupt a conversation by introducing a different subject or making a comment. • interpose v. (Transitive) To offer (one’s help or services). |
| JUXTAPOSE | • juxtapose v. (Transitive) To place side by side, especially for contrast or comparison. • JUXTAPOSE v. to place side by side. |
| PREEXPOSE | • PREEXPOSE v. to expose in advance. |
| PREIMPOSE | • preimpose v. To impose ahead of time. • PREIMPOSE v. to impose in advance. |
| RECOMPOSE | • recompose v. (Transitive) To compose or construct again. • recompose v. (Transitive) To bring (oneself) back to a state of calm. • RECOMPOSE v. to compose again. |
| REDISPOSE | • redispose v. To dispose again; to sell on. (Can we add an example for this sense?) • redispose v. To readjust. • REDISPOSE v. to dispose anew or again. |
| REPURPOSE | • repurpose v. To reuse for a different purpose, on a long-term basis, without alteration. • repurpose v. To alter to make more suited for a different purpose. • REPURPOSE v. to purpose anew. |
| SUPERPOSE | • superpose v. (Transitive) To place one object on top of another. • superpose v. (Transitive, mathematics) To place (one geometric figure) on top of another in such a way that all common… • SUPERPOSE v. to place above or on something else. |
| TRANSPOSE | • transpose v. (Transitive) To reverse or change the order of (two or more things); to swap or interchange. • transpose v. (Transitive, music) To rewrite or perform (a piece) in another key. • transpose v. (Transitive, algebra) To move (a term) from one side of an algebraic equation to the other, reversing… |