verb
1.
Synonyms: decay , break down, crumble, decompose, molder, putrefy, rot, spoil, taint, turn
Related Word: deliquesce; disperse, dissipate, scatter
Contrasted words: articulate, concatenate; blend, coalesce, fuse, merge; associate, combine, conjoin, connect, join, link, unite
2.
Synonyms: deteriorate 1, decline, degenerate, descend, disimprove, retrograde, rot, sink, worsen