Corrupt
Corrupt verb - To go through decomposition.
Usage example: a dead mouse corrupting in the walls produced a terrible smell
Grow
Grow verb - To look after or assist the growth of by labor and care.
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- They either finally start to grow out of it in Saints Row 3, or shed all their redeeming qualities and become thoroughly corrupt, depending on the ending.
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They grow up together, and one day documentary film maker Bob Armstrong, his daughter Beth and his pilot Brownie McGee stumble upon Yowler.Eager for fame and money, Bob convinces John to "rent" Yowler to local corrupt businessman, Lester McIntyre.
Source: Film / Dragonworld
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