transcription, транскрипция: [ dɪkeɪ ]
( decays, decaying, decayed)
1.
When something such as a dead body, a dead plant, or a tooth decays , it is gradually destroyed by a natural process.
The bodies buried in the fine ash slowly decayed...
The ground was scattered with decaying leaves.
= rot
VERB : V , V-ing
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Decay is also a noun.
When not removed, plaque causes tooth decay and gum disease.
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• de‧cayed
...decayed teeth.
= rotten
ADJ
2.
If something such as a society, system, or institution decays , it gradually becomes weaker or its condition gets worse.
Popular cinema seems to have decayed...
VERB : V
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Decay is also a noun.
There are problems of urban decay and gang violence.
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