To weaken someone's morale over a long period.
To make something hard smaller and smoother by gradually rubbing off tiny bits, to wear down.
To spend a long period of time (in an unpleasant place).
To expose, as flax, to a process of maceration, etc., for the purpose of separating the fiber; to ret.
To suffer decomposition due to biological action, especially by fungi or bacteria.
To decline in function or utility.
To (cause to) deteriorate in any way, as in morals; to corrupt.
To make putrid; to cause to be wholly or partially decomposed by natural processes.
Any of several diseases in which breakdown of tissue occurs.
The process of becoming rotten; putrefaction.
Verbal nonsense.
Decaying matter.