Fail and Rot

Fail

Fail verb - To lose bodily strength or vigor.
Usage example: ever since she reached the age of 90, Grandma has been noticeably failing

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

Nearby Words: failure, failing, failed

Rot

Rot verb - To become worse or of less value.
Usage example: the house slowly fell into disrepair and rotted

Fail and rot are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Fail" instead the word "Rot" as a verb or a noun.

Nearby Words: rotted, rotting, rote

Common collocations

people fail people rot people
thanks fail thanks rot thanks
time fail time rot time

Both words in one sentence

  • Web Animation / If the Emperor Had a Text-to-Speech Device Kitten and Magnus fail to identify a package of Nurgle's Rot inside the Emperor's mailbox.
  • It's a Wonderful Failure In Cinders, if you try to poison your stepmother and fail (an outcome you pretty much have to be trying to get), you get arrested and thrown into the royal dungeon to rot to death there in misery and darkness.
  • Failed a Spot Check Both superhumans checking the mail that's supposed to enter Emperor's private chamber fail to notice Nurgle's Rot bomb in one of the packages.
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