A deleterious change in the chemical structure, physical properties or appearance of a material from natural or artificial exposure.
The state of being reduced in rank, character, or reputation; baseness; moral, physical, or intellectual degeneracy; disgrace; abasement; debasement.
Diminution or reduction of strength, efficacy, or value; degeneration; deterioration.
The act of reducing in rank, character, or reputation, or of abasing; a lowering from one's standing or rank in office or society
The state or condition of a species or group which exhibits degraded forms; degeneration.
Arrest of development, or degeneration of any organ, or of the body as a whole.
The gradual breakdown of components of a material, as a result of a natural element, i.e.: heat, cold and wind.
A gradual wearing down or wasting, as of rocks and banks, by the action of water, frost etc.
The result of any process changing the physical or chemical properties of cloth.
A shot on goal, especially one that ends in a goal.
A protective coating given to wood or metal and other surfaces.
A finishing touch; careful elaboration; polish.
An end; the end of anything.
To reach orgasm.
To complete (something).
To change an animal's food supply in the months before it is due for slaughter, with the intention of fattening the animal.
To apply a treatment to (a surface or similar).
To put an end to; to destroy.
To come to an end.