go bad

deteriorates

dɪˈtɪərɪəreɪt

verb

become progressively worse.

relations between the countries had deteriorated sharply

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deteriorated

dɪˈtɪərɪəreɪt

verb

become progressively worse.

relations between the countries had deteriorated sharply

worsen,get worse,decline,be in decline,degenerate,decay,collapse,fail,fall,drop,sink,slump,slip,slide,go downhill,go backwards,go to rack and ruin,stagnate,wane,ebb,go to pot,go to the dogs,hit the skids,go down the toilet,go down the tubes,go to the pack,retrograde,degrade,break down,decompose,rot,putrefy,go bad,go off,spoil,perish,wither,atrophy,weaken,fade,break up,disintegrate,become dilapidated,crumble,fall down,fall apart,fall to pieces,corrupt

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deteriorate

dɪˈtɪərɪəreɪt

verb

become progressively worse.

relations between the countries had deteriorated sharply

worsen,get worse,decline,be in decline,degenerate,decay,collapse,fail,fall,drop,sink,slump,slip,slide,go downhill,go backwards,go to rack and ruin,stagnate,wane,ebb,go to pot,go to the dogs,hit the skids,go down the toilet,go down the tubes,go to the pack,retrograde,degrade,break down,decompose,rot,putrefy,go bad,go off,spoil,perish,wither,atrophy,weaken,fade,break up,disintegrate,become dilapidated,crumble,fall down,fall apart,fall to pieces,corrupt

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decomposes

diːkəmˈpəʊz

verb

(with reference to a dead body or other organic matter) make or become rotten; decay or cause to decay.

the body had begun to decompose

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decomposed

diːkəmˈpəʊz

verb

(with reference to a dead body or other organic matter) make or become rotten; decay or cause to decay.

the body had begun to decompose

decay,rot,putrefy,go bad,go off,spoil,fester,perish,deteriorate,degrade,break down,break up,moulder,mortify,necrotize,sphacelate,corrupt

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decompose

diːkəmˈpəʊz

verb

(with reference to a dead body or other organic matter) make or become rotten; decay or cause to decay.

the body had begun to decompose

decay,rot,putrefy,go bad,go off,spoil,fester,perish,deteriorate,degrade,break down,break up,moulder,mortify,necrotize,sphacelate,corrupt

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decays

dɪˈkeɪ

verb

(of organic matter) rot or decompose through the action of bacteria and fungi.

the body had begun to decay

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noun

the state or process of rotting or decomposition.

hardwood is more resistant to decay than softwood

decomposition,rotting,going bad,putrefaction,putrescence,putridity,festering,spoilage,perishing,withering,shrivelling,rot,mould,mildew,fungus,corruption,corrosion,corroding,caries,cavities,holes,cariosity

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decay

dɪˈkeɪ

verb

(of organic matter) rot or decompose through the action of bacteria and fungi.

the body had begun to decay

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noun

the state or process of rotting or decomposition.

hardwood is more resistant to decay than softwood

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