Corrupt and Decline

Corrupt

Corrupt verb - To go through decomposition.

Usage example: a dead mouse corrupting in the walls produced a terrible smell

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Decline and corrupt are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Decline" instead a verb "Corrupt".

Decline verb - To become worse or of less value.

Usage example: his reputation as a writer began to decline not long after his death

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Corrupt and decline are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Corrupt" instead a verb "Decline".

race	corrupt race	decline race
money	corrupt money	decline money

Corrupt Bureaucrat: Often alluded to as two of the chief reasons behind the decline of the Spanish Empire.

Source: Literature / Alatriste
The corrupt government is a military dictatorship, which has actually sent the previously prosperous nation into a sharp decline.

Source: Anime / Lupin III: Dead or Alive

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