waste (v)
rot (v)

v00093775

type v
lex_filenum 29
def become physically weaker
examples Political prisoners are wasting away in many prisons all over the world
Frame - 1 Something ----s
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Hypernym devolve, deteriorate, drop, degenerate
Derivationally related form waste → wastage
Hyponym necrose, gangrene, mortify, sphacelate
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Derivationally related form wastage → waste
Hyponym devolve, deteriorate, drop, degenerate
Hypernym necrose, gangrene, mortify, sphacelate

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