Decompose and Purify

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Decompose verb - To go through decomposition.

Usage example: detectives needed to know how long it would take a corpse to decompose to that advanced state

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Purify is an antonym for decompose.

Nearby Words: decomposition, decomposing, decomposable, decomposer

Purify verb - To free from moral guilt or blemish especially ceremonially.

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Decompose is an antonym for purify.

Nearby Words: pure, purity, purified, purification, purifying

earth	decompose earth	purify earth
water	decompose water	purify water

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