Rot Definition
rŏt
rots, rotted, rotting
verb
rots, rotted, rotting
To undergo decomposition, especially organic decomposition; decay.
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To decompose gradually by the action of bacteria, fungi, etc.; decay; spoil.
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To fall or pass (off, away, etc.) by decaying.
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To become unhealthy, sickly, etc.
To rot in prison.
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noun
rots
A rotting or being rotten; decay, decomposition, or putrefaction.
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A rotting or rotten thing or part.
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Foot rot.
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Any of various plant diseases caused by fungi or bacteria and characterized by decay.
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Any of various diseases; esp., a necrotic inflammatory disease of specific organs or tissues of domestic animals, as foot rot.
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interjection
Nonsense: an exclamation of disgust, contempt, annoyance, etc.
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Origin of Rot
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From Middle English rotten, roten, from Old English rotian (“to rot, become corrupted, ulcerate, putrefy"), from Proto-Germanic *rutōnÄ… (“to rot"), from Proto-Indo-European *reud- (“to tear"), from *reu- (“to tear, dig, gather"). Cognate with West Frisian rotsje (“to rot"), Dutch rotten (“to rot"), German rößen (“to steep flax") and German verrotten (“to rot"), Icelandic rotna (“to rot"). See rotten.
From Wiktionary
Middle English roten from Old English rotian
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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