Fade and Rot

Fade

Fade verb - To lose bodily strength or vigor.

Usage example: began to fade after battling the disease for years

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

Nearby Words: faded, fading

Rot verb - To become worse or of less value.

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

Nearby Words: rotted, rotting, rote

thanks	fade thanks	rot thanks
bit	fade bit	rot bit

A short stop motion film called "Das Rad" involved two perspective of time between two sentient piles of rocks named Hew and Kew, and the humans who progress from cavemen to building a future metropolis which rot and fade away at the end of the film.

Source: Time Dissonance
A short stop motion film called "Das Rad" involved two perspective of time between two sentient piles of rocks named Hew and Kew, and the humans who, over thousands of years, progress from cavemen to building a future metropolis which rot and fade away at the end of the film.

Source: We Are as Mayflies

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