verb
to undergo or to cause to undergo destructive changes
apples decaying in the basket
Synonyms: break down, corrupt, crumble, decompose, disintegrate, molder, ||perish, putrefy, putresce, rot, spoil, taint, turn
Related Word: deteriorate; debilitate, enfeeble, sap, undermine, weaken; contaminate, defile, pollute; dilapidate, ruin, wreck; curdle, ferment, sour, work; dry-rot
Idioms: go bad, go to pot, go to seed, go to wrack and ruin
Contrasted words: mature, ripen; refresh, renew, restore; activate, energize, vitalize; cleanse, purify; galvanize, quicken, stimulate, strengthen