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Decay
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(1):
(n.) Destruction; death.
(2):
(v. t.) To destroy.
(3):
(n.) Cause of decay.
(4):
(v. t.) To cause to decay; to impair.
(5):
(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.
(6):
(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.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Decay'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​d/decay.html. 1828.
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Decay'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​d/decay.html. 1828.