verb lose a stored charge, magnetic flux, or current.
— synonyms: disintegrate, decompose
verb fall into decay or ruin.
— synonyms: crumble, dilapidate
verb undergo decay or decomposition.
noun the process of gradually becoming inferior.
noun a gradual decrease.
— synonyms: decline
noun the organic phenomenon of rotting.
— synonyms: decomposition
noun an inferior state resulting from the process of decaying.
noun the spontaneous disintegration of a radioactive substance along with the emission of ionizing radiation.
— synonyms: radioactive_decay, disintegration
Examples
“The pair loved to take pictures in the decaying hospital on forty-third street.”
“The cat's body decayed rapidly.”
“The extreme humidity decayed the wooden sculptures in the museum's collection in a matter of years.”