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(rot-ted) 2 syllables

Definition

verb. to decay or decompose due to age or disease.

Example Sentence

The apple rotted because no one had eaten it.

More Example Sentences

They found rotted food in the fridge.

Synonyms

decayed; decomposed; spoiled

Antonyms

fresh; whole; new

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Rhymes

  • clotted
  • dotted
  • jotted
  • knotted
  • plotted
  • potted
  • rotted
  • slotted
  • spotted
  • swatted
  • trotted

  • alloted
  • allotted
  • carotid
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