Rot and Weaken

Rot

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

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

Nearby Words: rotted, rotting, rote

Weaken

Weaken verb - To lose bodily strength or vigor.
Usage example: the bodybuilder weakened once she eased off on her workouts

Rot and weaken are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Rot" instead a verb "Weaken".

Nearby Words: weak, weakness, weakening

Common collocations

system rot system weaken system
time rot time weaken time
world rot world weaken world
victims rot victims weaken victims
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