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to rot
01
to become destroyed, often due to the action of bacteria or fungi over time
Intransitive
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
State verb
Regular
Present tense
rot
3rd person singular
rots
Present participle
rotting
Past simple
rotted
Past participle
rotted
Examples
If not refrigerated, food can quickly rot.
1.1
to cause a particular thing to decay or decompose
Transitive: to rot sth
Examples
The damp conditions in the basement rotted the wooden beams, causing structural damage to the house.
02
to deteriorate and go to ruin due to neglect
Intransitive
Examples
The neglectful landlord allowed the once-grand mansion to rot, leaving it to decay and crumble into ruins.
Rot
01
the process of being destroyed via natural causes
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Abstract
Composition
Simple
Uncountable
Examples
The fruit began to show signs of rot after sitting on the kitchen counter for too long.
02
a condition of advanced decomposition marked by an offensive odor
Examples
The stench of rot emanating from the abandoned cellar forced them to open every window.
03
utter nonsense
Examples
He dismissed the tabloid's headlines as complete rot with no factual basis.
Lexical Tree
rotatory
rotted
rotter
rot
