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Meaning of 'decay'
Meaning of 'decay' (Webster Dictionary)
1. Decay 
[ n.]
- Gradual failure of health, strength, soundness, prosperity,
or of any species of excellence or perfection; tendency toward
dissolution or extinction; corruption; rottenness; decline;
deterioration; as, the decay of the body; the decay of virtue; the
decay of the Roman empire; a castle in decay. [ n.]- Destruction; death.
- Cause of decay.
2. Decay [ v. i.]
- To pass gradually from a sound, prosperous, or perfect
state, to one of imperfection, adversity, or dissolution; to waste
away; to decline; to fail; to become weak, corrupt, or disintegrated;
to rot; to perish; as, a tree decays; fortunes decay; hopes decay. [ v. i.]3. Decay [ v. t.]
- To cause to decay; to impair. [ v. t.]- To destroy.
Meaning of 'decay' (Princeton's WordNet)
1. decay [ n]
[ n]Meaning (1):
- an inferior state resulting from the process of decaying
- an inferior state resulting from the process of decaying
Example in sentence:
- the corpse was in an advanced state of decay;
- the house had fallen into a serious state of decay and disrepair
2. decay [ v]
[ v]Meaning (2):
- undergo decay or decomposition
- undergo decay or decomposition
Example in sentence:
- The body started to decay and needed to be cremated
Meaning (3):
- lose a stored charge, magnetic flux, or current
- lose a stored charge, magnetic flux, or current
Example in sentence:
- the particles disintegrated during the nuclear fission process
Meaning (4):
- fall into decay or ruin
- fall into decay or ruin
Example in sentence:
- The unoccupied house started to decay
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