Decayed
Decayed adjective - Having lost forcefulness, courage, or spirit.
Deteriorate and decayed are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Deteriorate" instead a verb "Decayed".
Deteriorate
Deteriorate verb - To become worse or of less value.
Decayed and deteriorate are semantically related. Sometimes you can replace term "Decayed" with "Deteriorate", this verbs are similar.
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