n. Function: verb
to undergo or to cause to undergo destructive changes FF1C; apples decaying in the basket FF1E;
Synonyms: break down, corrupt, crumble, decompose, disintegrate, molder, ||perish, putrefy, putresce, rot, spoil, taint, turn
Related Words: 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