To expose, as flax, to a process of maceration, etc., for the purpose of separating the fiber; to ret.
To spend a long period of time (in an unpleasant place).
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.
To tell the truth.
To make exact; to correct for inaccuracy.
Conformity to fact or reality; correctness, accuracy.
Something acknowledged to be true; a true statement or axiom.
True facts, genuine depiction or statements of reality.
Conformity to rule; exactness; close correspondence with an example, mood, model, etc.
That which is real, in a deeper sense; spiritual or ‘genuine’ reality.
In the game truth or dare, the choice to truthfully answer a question put forth.
The state or quality of being true to someone or something.