Decay
Decay verb - To lose bodily strength or vigor.
Usage example: having reached her 80s, the woman could sense that her body was decaying
Yield
Yield verb - To give up and cease resistance (as to a liking, temptation, or habit).
How words are described
| similar | similar decay | similar yield |
| total | total decay | total yield |
| heavy | heavy decay | heavy yield |
| entire | entire decay | entire yield |
| Other adjectives: significant, nuclear. | ||
Common collocations
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