Degrade and Rot

Degrade

Degrade verb - To bring to a lower grade or rank.

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Rot and degrade are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Rot" instead a verb "Degrade".

Nearby Words: degradation, degrading

Rot verb - To become worse or of less value.

Usage example: the house slowly fell into disrepair and rotted

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Degrade and rot are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Degrade" instead a verb "Rot".

Nearby Words: rotted, rotting, rote

ability	degrade ability	rot ability
mind	degrade mind	rot mind
people	degrade people	rot people
thanks	degrade thanks	rot thanks
Other words: environment, bit, brains, bodies.

Lead free solder grows tin-whiskers, creating short circuits; hard discs rot or degrade, and the skin of optical media such as Blu-Rays and DVDs corrodes, rendering the disc illegible (aka "CD rot").

Source: Analysis / Ragnarok-Proofing

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