Rot and Vanish

Rot

Rot verb - To become worse or of less value.

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

Nearby Words: rotted, rotting, rote

Vanish verb - To cease to be visible.

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Rot and vanish are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Rot" instead a verb "Vanish".

Nearby Words: vanished, vanishing

appearance	rot appearance	vanish appearance
time	rot time	vanish time

It's not at all unusual for slain enemies in NetHack to leave a corpse; it will rot over time but not vanish immediately and may have a variety of uses, though not all of them are necessarily always safe.

Source: No Body Left Behind

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Vanish and Rot. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 07, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/rot/vanish

Rot & Vanish. N.p., 2016. Web. 07 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/rot/vanish>.

Vanish or Rot. 2016. Accessed August 07, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/rot/vanish.

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