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		rotsverbpresent tense third-person singular of rot to become worse or of less valuethe house slowly fell into disrepair and rotted  atrophies, crumbles, decays, declines, degenerates, descends, deteriorates, devolves, ebbs, regresses, retrogrades, sinks, worsens abates, de-escalates, diminishes, downsizes, dwindles, recedes, wanesbreaks down, corrupts, decomposes, degrades, dilapidates, disintegrates, molders, putrefiessours, spoilslessens, lowers, reducesdebilitates, underminesdroops, fails, falls, flags, lags, languishes, runs down, sags, slips, wastes (away), weakens, wilts goes to pot, goes to seed(or runs to seed) ameliorates, improves, meliorates betters, upgradesenhances, enriches, fortifies, heightens, intensifies, strengthensadvances, develops, marches, proceeds, progresses to go through decompositionrotting vegetation on the bank of the river  breaks down, corrupts, decays, decomposes, disintegrates, festers, fouls, molders, molds, perishes(chiefly British), putrefies, spoils sours, turns, turns off(British)contaminates, defiles, pollutes, taintsaddles, curdles, fermentsmortifiesrustscrumbles, declines, degenerates, descends, deteriorates, dilapidates, sinks, withers falls apart, goes to seed(or runs to seed) ages, develops, grows, matures, ripensrefreshes, renews, restorescleanses, purifiesassembles, composes, integratesameliorates, betters, improves, meliorates  |