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1. Break down
   - decompose, molder [N. Amer], moulder [Brit, Cdn]
    
2. Become physically weaker
   - waste

1. A state of decay usually accompanied by an offensive odour
   - putrefaction
    
2. (biology) the process of decay caused by bacterial or fungal action
   - decomposition, rotting, putrefaction, biodegradation
    
3. (informal) nonsense; ludicrously false statements
   - bunk, bunkum, buncombe, guff, hogwash, flapdoodle [N. Amer]

Derived forms: rotted, rots, rotting

Type of: decay, degenerate, deteriorate, devolve, drivel, drop, garbage

Encyclopedia: Rot