Rot
Rot verb - To become worse or of less value.
Usage example: the house slowly fell into disrepair and rotted
Wilt
Wilt verb - To lose bodily strength or vigor.
Usage example: she had wilted a bit after walking around the hot and humid city
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
- The cake was later re-used as garden blocks that created the following effects: Flowers wilt in half a day, the cake didn't rot after ten years had passed, radiation was detected from the Katsuragi family garden.
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