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Rotting

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Decay 76% connected

To pass gradually from a sound, prosperous, or perfect state, to one of imperfection, adversity, or dissolution; to waste away; to decline; to fail;…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Putrefy 74% connected

To render putrid; to cause to decay offensively; to cause to be decomposed; to cause to rot.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Putrefy 74% connected

To render putrid; to cause to decay offensively; to cause to be decomposed; to cause to rot.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Breakdown 92% connected

The act or result of breaking down, as of a carriage; downfall.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Decomposition 92% connected

The act or process of resolving the constituent parts of a compound body or substance into its elementary parts; separation into constituent part; an…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Putrefaction 92% connected

The act or the process of putrefying; the offensive decay of albuminous or other matter.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Rot 92% connected

To undergo a process common to organic substances by which they lose the cohesion of their parts and pass through certain chemical changes, giving of…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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