1. (

• decompose ,
• rot ,
• molder ,
• moulder

) break down; "The bodies decomposed in the heat" ;

2. (

• waste ,
• rot

) become physically weaker; "Political prisoners are wasting away in many prisons all over the world" ;

1. (

• decayed ,
• rotten ,
• rotted

) damaged by decay; hence unsound and useless; "rotten floor boards"; "rotted beams"; "a decayed foundation" ;