Decay
21decay — I. verb Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French decaïr, from Late Latin decadere to fall, sink, from Latin de + cadere to fall more at chance Date: 15th century intransitive verb 1. to decline from a sound or prosperous condition 2. to… …
22decay — [[t]dɪke͟ɪ[/t]] decays, decaying, decayed 1) VERB When something such as a dead body, a dead plant, or a tooth decays, it is gradually destroyed by a natural process. The bodies buried in the fine ash slowly decayed... [V ing] The ground was… …
23decay — 1. verb 1) the corpses had decayed Syn: decompose, rot, putrefy, go bad, go off, spoil, fester, perish, deteriorate; degrade, break down, molder, shrivel, wither 2) the cities continue to decay …
24decay — 1. verb 1) the corpses had decayed Syn: decompose, rot, putrefy, go bad, go off, spoil, fester, perish 2) the cities continue to decay Syn: deteriorate, degenerate, decline …
25decay — de•cay [[t]dɪˈkeɪ[/t]] v. i. 1) mcr to become decomposed; rot 2) to decline in health, prosperity, etc.; deteriorate 3) phs (of an atomic nucleus) to undergo radioactive disintegration 4) mcr to cause to decompose; rot 5) mcr decomposition; rot… …
26decay — 1. Destruction of an organic substance by slow combustion or gradual oxidation. 2. SYN: putrefaction. 3. To deteriorate; to undergo slow combustion or putrefaction. 4. In dentistry, caries. 5. In psychology, loss of informat …
27Decay — De|cay [dɪ keɪ], das; [s] [engl. decay, eigtl. = Verfall, Abnahme, zu: to decay = verfallen, abnehmen < afrz. decair, decheoir, über das Vlat. zu lat. decidere = herabfallen] (elektron. Musik): Zeit des Abfallens des Tons vom Maximum bis 0… …
28decay — Synonyms and related words: ablate, ablation, atomization, atomize, atrophy, biodegradability, biodegradation, break down, break up, breakup, canker, caries, carrion, catalysis, catalyst, collapse, come apart, consume, contaminate, corrode,… …
29decay — [15] The notion underlying decay and its close relative decadence is of a ‘falling off’ from 153 decline a condition of health or perfection. Decay comes from Old Northern French decair, a descendant of Vulgar Latin *dēcadere, which in turn came… …
30decay — /dəˈkeɪ/ (say duh kay) verb (i) 1. to fall away from a state of excellence, prosperity, health, etc.; deteriorate; decline. 2. to become decomposed; rot. 3. Physics a. (of a radioactive substance) to transform into a daughter product. b. (of an… …
