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rotverb [ I or T ]

uk ​ /rɒt/ us ​ /rɑːt/ -tt-

C2 to (cause something to) decay:

The fruit had been left to rot on the trees.
Rain has got in and rotted (away) the woodwork.
the smell of rotting fruit

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rot in jail, prison, etc.

rotnoun [ U ]

uk ​ /rɒt/ us ​ /rɑːt/

Idiom(s)

the rot sets in
stop the rot

(Definition of “rot” from the Cambridge Advanced Learner’s Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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rotverb [ I/T ]

us ​ /rɑt/ -tt-

› to decay, or to cause something to decay or weaken:

[ I ] The fallen apples rotted on the ground.
[ T ] Dampness rotted the old wood.
rot
noun [ U ] us ​ /rɑt/

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Rot weakened the beams in the house.

(Definition of “rot” from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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