decay#2 (v)

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type v
lex_filenum 30
def undergo decay or decomposition
examples The body started to decay and needed to be cremated
Frame - 1 Something ----s
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Hypernym change
Derivationally related form decay → decay
Hyponym decompose, rot, molder, moulder; spoil, go bad; putrefy; deliquesce
Incoming links
Derivationally related form decay → decay
Hyponym change
Hypernym decompose, rot, molder, moulder; spoil, go bad; putrefy; deliquesce

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