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Noun
S:
(n)
decomposition
,
rot
,
rotting
,
putrefaction
,
breakdown
((biology) the process of decay caused by bacterial or fungal action)
Verb
S:
(v)
decompose
,
rot
,
molder
,
moulder
(break down)
"The bodies decomposed in the heat"
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W:
(n)
decomposition
[Related to:
decompose
] ((biology) the process of decay caused by bacterial or fungal action)
W:
(n)
decomposition
[Related to:
decompose
] (the organic phenomenon of rotting)
W:
(n)
rot
[Related to:
rot
] ((biology) the process of decay caused by bacterial or fungal action)
W:
(n)
rot
[Related to:
rot
] (a state of decay usually accompanied by an offensive odor)
W:
(n)
rotting
[Related to:
rot
] ((biology) the process of decay caused by bacterial or fungal action)
sentence frame
S:
(v)
waste
,
rot
(become physically weaker)
"Political prisoners are wasting away in many prisons all over the world"
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S:
(v)
devolve
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deteriorate
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drop
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degenerate
(grow worse)
"Her condition deteriorated"; "Conditions in the slums degenerated"; "The discussion devolved into a shouting match"
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