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adjective
- 1. having rotted or decomposed: "decayed animal and plant matter"
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DECAY definition: 1. to become gradually damaged, worse, or less; to cause something to do this: 2. If a radioactive…. Learn more.
to become gradually damaged, worse, or less; to cause something to do this: Sugar makes your teeth decay. The role of the extended family has been decaying for some time. Pollution has decayed the surface of the stonework on the front of the cathedral. the smell of decaying meat. [ I ] physics specialized.
The meaning of DECAY is to undergo decomposition. How to use decay in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Decay.
noun. decomposition; rot: Decay made the wood unsuitable for use. Synonyms: putrefaction. a gradual falling into an inferior condition; progressive decline: the decay of international relations; the decay of the Aztec civilizations. decline in or loss of strength, health, intellect, etc.: His mental decay is distressing.
decay implies either entire or partial deterioration by progressive natural changes: Teeth decay. decompose suggests the reducing of a substance to its component elements: Moisture makes some chemical compounds decompose. disintegrate emphasizes the breaking up, going to pieces, or wearing away of anything, so that its original wholeness is ...
to become gradually damaged, worse, or less; to cause something to do this: Sugar makes your teeth decay. The role of the extended family has been decaying for some time. Pollution has decayed the surface of the stonework on the front of the cathedral. the smell of decaying meat. [ I ] physics specialized.
adjective. having rotted as a result of bacterial, fungal, or chemical action; decomposed. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Examples of 'decayed' in a sentence. decayed.
noun. /dɪˈkeɪ/ [uncountable] the process or result of being destroyed by natural causes or by not being cared for (= of decaying) tooth decay. The landlord had let the building fall into decay. The smell of death and decay hung over the town. The decay of the wood will spread if it is not removed. Extra Examples. Oxford Collocations Dictionary.
de·cay. (dĭ-kā′) v. de·cayed, de·cay·ing, de·cays. v.intr. 1. Biology To break down into component parts; rot. 2. Physics To disintegrate in a process of radioactive decay or particle decay. 3. Electronics To decrease gradually in magnitude. Used of voltage or current. 4. Aerospace To decrease in orbit. Used of an artificial satellite. 5.
To decay means to rot, decompose, break down. Our bodies—anything organic—will decay after death. Broken sidewalks, potholes, graffiti are all signs of urban decay. Tooth decay is something to avoid.
