decay
decay [-s] n
OFr decair < L. cadere, to fall.
- Death; decline; [fig.] degeneracy; depravity; moral corruption.
- Ageing process; gradual destruction; biological corruption; (see Leviticus 25:35).
- Fatigue; exhaustion; fainting.
decay [-ed] v
see decay, n.
- Destroy; deteriorate; decline gradually; (see Ecclesiastes 10:18).
- Process of death; gradually decline towards death of a living thing or person.