Rot and Sag

Rot

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

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

Nearby Words: rotted, rotting, rote

Sag

Sag verb - To lose bodily strength or vigor.
Usage example: after a whole day of working in the hot sun, he began to sag

Rot and sag are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Rot" instead a verb "Sag".
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