rot

[rot]

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verb (used without object), rot·ted, rot·ting.

to undergo decomposition; decay.

to deteriorate, disintegrate, fall, or become weak due to decay (often followed by away, from, off, etc.).

to languish, as in confinement.

to become morally corrupt or offensive.

verb (used with object), rot·ted, rot·ting.

to cause to rot: Dampness rots wood.

to cause moral decay in; cause to become morally corrupt.

to ret (flax, hemp, etc.).

noun

the process of rotting.

the state of being rotten; decay; putrefaction: the rot of an old house.

rotting or rotten matter: the rot and waste of a swamp.

moral or social decay or corruption.

Pathology. any disease characterized by decay.

Plant Pathology.

any of various forms of decay produced by fungi or bacteria.
any disease so characterized.

Veterinary Pathology. a bacterial infection of sheep and cattle characterized by decay of the hoofs, caused by Fusobacterium necrophorum in cattle and Bacteroides nodosus in sheep.

nonsense.

interjection

(used to express disagreement, distaste, or disgust.)

Origin of rot

before 900; (v.) Middle English rot(t)en, Old English rotian, cognate with Frisian rotsje, Dutch rotten; (noun) Middle English, perhaps < Old Norse rot (perhaps partly derivative of the v.); cf. ret, rotten)

Related formshalf-rot·ted, adjectiveun·rot·ted, adjective

Synonyms for rot

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1. mold, molder, putrefy, spoil. 9. decomposition, mold.

Synonym study

1. See decay.

Antonyms for rot

4, 6. purify.

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Related Words for rotted

perish, decay, disintegrate, warp, crumble, wither, spoil, molder, stain, decompose, languish, decline, pervert, debase, fester, worsen, debauch, taint, turn, deprave

Examples from the Web for rotted

Contemporary Examples of rotted

Their house, which has never been painted, is sagging and rotted and porous.
American Dreams: ‘Tobacco Road’ by Erskine Caldwell
Nathaniel Rich
April 30, 2012

Historical Examples of rotted

The plants in Figure 82 grew in the woods where a log had rotted down.
The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise
M. E. Hard
A battery which has a leaky jar will also have a case which is rotted at the bottom and sides.
The Automobile Storage Battery
O. A. Witte
Positives which are rotted and disintegrated are, of course, hopeless, and must be junked.
The Automobile Storage Battery
O. A. Witte
The stump had rotted so that one could kick it to pieces with the heel of a boot.
The Pirate of Panama
William MacLeod Raine
How could hands alone repair a bridge which had rotted away?
The Philippine Islands
John Foreman

British Dictionary definitions for rotted

rot

verb rots, rotting or rotted

to decay or cause to decay as a result of bacterial or fungal action

(intr ; usually foll by off or away) to fall or crumble (off) or break (away), as from natural decay, corrosive action, or long use

(intr) to become weak, debilitated, or depressed through inertia, confinement, etc; languishrotting in prison

to become or cause to become morally corrupt or degenerate

(tr) textiles another word for ret

noun

the process of rotting or the state of being rotten

something decomposed, disintegrated, or degenerateRelated adjective: putrid

short for dry rot

pathol any putrefactive decomposition of tissues

a condition in plants characterized by breakdown and decay of tissues, caused by bacteria, fungi, etc

vet science a contagious fungal disease of the feet of sheep characterized by inflammation, swelling, a foul-smelling discharge, and lameness

(also interjection) nonsense; rubbish

Word Origin for rot

Old English rotian (vb); related to Old Norse rotna . C13 (noun), from Scandinavian

rot

abbreviation for

rotation (of a mathematical function)

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Word Origin and History for rotted

rot

Old English rotian "to decay, putrefy," from Proto-Germanic *rutjan (cf. Old Saxon roton, Old Norse rotna, Old Frisian rotia, Middle Dutch roten, Dutch rotten, Old High German rozzen "to rot," German rößen "to steep flax"), from stem *rut-. Related: Rotted; rotting.

rot

early 14c., from rot (v.) or of Scandinavian origin (cf. Icelandic rot, Swedish röta, Danish røde "decay, putrefaction"), from the root of the verb. Slang noun sense of "rubbish, trash" is from 1848.

rotted in Science

rot

[rŏt]

Verb

To undergo decomposition, especially organic decomposition; decay.

Noun

Any of several plant diseases characterized by the breakdown of tissue and caused by various bacteria or fungi.