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rotted Definition


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rot
verb rotted, rotting
    tr & intr
    1. To decay or cause to decay or become putrefied as a result of the activity of bacteria and/or fungi.
      Thesaurus: decompose, decay, fester, putrefy, spoil, disintegrate, corrode, deteriorate, crumble.
      Form: rot down (also)
    intr
    2. To become corrupt.
    intr
    3. To become physically weak, especially through being inert, confined, etc.
      Example: Mike was left to rot in a Bangkok jail
      Thesaurus: degenerate, deteriorate, decline, degrade, languish.
noun
    1a. Decay;
    1b. Something which has decayed or decomposed.
    2. pathol.
      Putrefaction of bodily tissues.
    3. colloq
      Nonsense; rubbish.
    4. Any of several plant or animal diseases caused by fungi or bacteria, eg foot rot.
exclamation
    1. Expressing contemptuous disagreement.
Derivative: rotter
noun
    (rit)
    chiefly dated slang
    A thoroughly depraved, worthless or despicable person. See also rotten.
Etymology: Anglo-Saxon rotian.





rotted past tense, past participle of rot


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