- rot
- rot [rät]vi.rotted, rotting [ME roten < OE rotian, akin to Du rotten: for IE base see ROTTEN]1. to decompose gradually by the action of bacteria, fungi, etc.; decay; spoil2. to fall or pass (off, away, etc.) by decaying3. to become unhealthy, sickly, etc. [to rot in prison]4. to become morally corrupt; degeneratevt.1. to cause to rot, or decompose2. RET1n.[ME < ON, akin to OE rotian]1. a rotting or being rotten; decay, decomposition, or putrefaction2. a rotting or rotten thing or part3. any of various diseases; esp., a necrotic inflammatory disease of specific organs or tissues of domestic animals, as foot rot4. any of various plant diseases caused by fungi or bacteria and characterized by decay5. Slang nonsense; rubbish; twaddle; boshinterj.nonsense: an exclamation of disgust, contempt, annoyance, etc.SYN.- DECAY
English World dictionary. V. Neufeldt. 2014.