transitive verb 1 : to destroy by decomposition wood decayed by bacteria 2 obsolete : to cause to decay : impair

DECAYED definition: 1. past simple and past participle of decay 2. to become gradually damaged, worse, or less; to…. Learn more.

DECAY definition: to become decomposed; rot. See examples of decay used in a sentence.

Definition of 'decayed' decayed in British English (dɪˈkeɪd ) adjective having rotted as a result of bacterial, fungal, or chemical action; decomposed

de•cayed, adj.: decayed timber. de•cay•ing, adj.: the smell of decaying vegetation. Microbiology to become decomposed; rot: vegetation that was decaying. deteriorate.

4 days ago · Verb decay (third-person singular simple present decays, present participle decaying, simple past and past participle decayed) (intransitive) To deteriorate, to get worse, …

Definitions of decayed adjective damaged by decay; hence unsound and useless “a decayed foundation” synonyms: rotted, rotten unsound not in good condition; damaged or decayed

Sugar makes your teeth decay. The role of the extended family has been decaying for some time. Pollution has decayed the surface of the stonework on the front of the cathedral.

decompose stresses that bacteria, worms, insects, etc., are destroying and breaking apart something that is dead. Eventually the vegetation decomposes and is mixed with dirt and used …

When something such as a dead body, a dead plant, or a tooth decays, it is gradually destroyed by a natural process. The bodies buried in the fine ash slowly decayed. [VERB] The ground …