rot
/rɑt/
verb
- To decay or break down, especially due to bacteria, fungi, or age.
- If you leave fruit out too long, it will rot.
- The old wooden fence began to rot after years of rain.
- The fallen leaves rotted on the forest floor, enriching the soil.
- To deteriorate or decline gradually, often in a moral or social sense.
- He felt his skills rot from lack of practice.
- Without proper care, the community began to rot as crime increased.
- Corruption caused the government to rot from within.
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noun
- The process or result of decaying; decayed matter.
- The rot had spread through the entire apple.
- The wood was full of dry rot and had to be replaced.
- There was a smell of rot coming from the garbage bin.
- A gradual decline in quality, strength, or moral integrity.
- He saw the moral rot in the society around him.
- The rot had set in long before the scandal broke.
- The rot in the company's leadership led to its downfall.
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