5
break down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, break, dull)
5
foul(verb, adjective, hurt, dirty, corrupt)
5
suppurate(verb, decline, weaken, lessen, gather)
4
become rotten(expression, idiom)
4
curdle(verb, dull, decline, spoil, weaken)
4
decline(noun, verb, break, collapse, split)
4
defile(verb, decline, hurt, ruin, harm)
4
degenerate(verb, break, beat, decline, crush)
4
fade(verb, decline, weaken, lessen, degenerate)
4
mildew(verb, decline, weaken, lessen, degenerate)
3
addle(verb, decay, taint, rot, decompose)
3
break up(verb, expression, break, beat, decline)
3
collapse(verb, break, beat, decline, crush)
3
corrode(verb, decline, weaken, lessen, degenerate)
3
dirty(verb, adjective, hurt, dirty, corrupt)
3
dissolve(verb, beat, decline, crush, weaken)
3
necrose
3
pollute(verb, decline, hurt, harm, spoil)
3
rankle(verb, uncleanness)
3
sink(verb, break, decline, collapse, split)
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