decay
/dɪˈkeɪ/
Misollar
- The refrigerator preserves food from decay.
- The apple has begun to decay.
- A tooth usually hurts because of decay.
- The company is showing signs of decay.
- The monster's breath smelt of decay.
- The zombie's breath smelt of decay.
fe’l verb
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To deteriorate, to get worse, to lose strength or health, to decline in quality.
The pair loved to take pictures in the decaying hospital on forty-third street.
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(of organic material) To rot, to go bad.
The cat's body decayed rapidly.
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To cause to rot or deteriorate.
The extreme humidity decayed the wooden sculptures in the museum's collection in a matter of years.
- (of an unstable atom) To change by undergoing fission, by emitting radiation, or by capturing or losing one or more electrons.
ot noun
- The process or result of being gradually decomposed.
- A deterioration of condition; loss of status or fortune.
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