rot

verb/rɑt/

Frequency rank: #6,090 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)

Meaning

to decay or decompose, especially through bacterial or fungal action

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Example sentence

If you leave fruit out too long, it will start to rot.

Synonyms & related words

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