I . n.
1.
Mordent ulcer, gangrene, rot.
2.
Corrosion, erosion, blight.
3.
Corruption, infection, blight, bane, bale, irritation.
II . v. a.
1.
Corrode, erode, eat away.
2.
Infect, corrupt, blight, envenom, poison, sour, embitter, fill with gall.
III . v. n.
Be blighted, grow embittered, become malignant, become infected or corrupted.