rotted Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. verb break down
   moulder; molder; rot; decompose.
   
   • The bodies decomposed in the heat
2. verb become physically weaker
   waste; rot.
   
   • Political prisoners are wasting away in many prisons all over the world
3. adjective satellite damaged by decay; hence unsound and useless
   decayed; rotten.
   
   • rotten floor boards
   • rotted beams
   • a decayed foundation

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