decayed
/dɪˈkeɪd/
verb
- 1
To deteriorate, to get worse, to lose strength or health, to decline in quality.
“The pair loved to take pictures in the decaying hospital on forty-third street.”
- 2
(of organic material) To rot, to go bad.
“The cat's body decayed rapidly.”
- 3
(of an unstable atom) To change by undergoing fission, by emitting radiation, or by capturing or losing one or more electrons.
- 4
(of a quantum system) To undergo optical decay, that is, to relax to a less excited state, usually by emitting a photon or phonon.
- 5
Loss of airspeed due to drag.
- 6
To cause to rot or deteriorate.
“The extreme humidity decayed the wooden sculptures in the museum's collection in a matter of years.”
adjective
- 1
Having undergone decay, rotted.
“The decayed remains of the pilot's shirt showed where the plane had been shot down.”
- 2
Reduced in circumstances; having lost one's status or fortune.
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