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decay

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Significado de decay

n.

Decadência, sacrificar, decair.

v. i.

To pass gradually from a sound, prosperous, or perfect state, to one of imperfection, adversity, or dissolution; to waste away; to decline; to fail; to become weak, corrupt, or disintegrated; to rot; to perish; as, a tree decays; fortunes decay; hopes decay.
To cause to decay; to impair.
To destroy.
Gradual failure of health, strength, soundness, prosperity, or of any species of excellence or perfection; tendency toward dissolution or extinction; corruption; rottenness; decline; deterioration; as, the decay of the body; the decay of virtue; the decay of the Roman empire; a castle in decay.
Destruction; death.
Cause of decay

n.

natural process generic term, natural action generic term, action generic term, activity generic term noun, decline, decrease generic term, decrement generic term noun, decomposition, organic phenomenon generic term noun, unsoundness generic term noun, radioactive decay, disintegration, nuclear reaction generic term verb, disintegrate, decompose, change integrity generic term verb, crumble, delapidate, change generic term verb, change generic term

Vogais: eay

Consoantes: dc

Palavras Parecidas

deca-, decoy, dec, days, de sica, deas, decease, deck, deco, deys.