Rot and Tear

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Rot verb - To become worse or of less value.

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

Nearby Words: rotted, rotting, rote

Tear verb - To cause (something) to separate into jagged pieces by violently pulling at it.

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Rot and tear are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Rot" instead a verb "Tear".

Nearby Words: tearful, tearing, teary, teardrop, tearless

heart	rot heart	tear heart
soul	rot soul	tear soul
people	rot people	tear people
body	rot body	tear body
Other words: flesh, time, world, victim.

Looters (both high and common) tear up the prototype for spare parts, and leave the plans and theoretical research notebooks to rot.

Source: Literature / Atlas Shrugged

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