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decay

noun
  1. the organic phenomenon of rotting
    decomposition
  2. a gradual decrease
    decline
  3. the process of gradually becoming inferior
  4. the spontaneous disintegration of a radioactive substance along with the emission of ionizing radiation
    disintegration
  5. an inferior state resulting from the process of decaying
    “the corpse was in an advanced state of decay”
verb
  1. fall into decay or ruin
    “The unoccupied house started to decay”
    crumbledilapidate
  2. lose a stored charge, magnetic flux, or current
    decomposedisintegrate
  3. undergo decay or decomposition
    “The body started to decay and needed to be cremated”