Synonyms for Decays:
v.
•deteriorates (verb)dilapidates, declines, sinks, regresses, reverts, moulders, slides, retrogresses, goes downhill, falls apart, deteriorates, fades, collapses, withers, slumps, wanes, Relapses, slips, Atrophies, tergiversates, downgrades, gets worse, wilts, lapses, ebbs, worsens.
•disintegrates (verb)
spoils, mortifies, Ruptures, rots, crumbles, disintegrates, anatomizes, turns, shatters, putrefies, degenerates, dissects, dissolves, Fractures, decomposes, breaks.
Usage examples for decays
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466 Literature decays only as men become more and more corrupt. – Maxims and Reflections by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
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Wood light, soft, close- grained, not strong, checks badly in drying, decays quickly, not durable in contact with the soil, takes a good polish. – Seasoning of Wood by Joseph B. Wagner
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Of the 'blown away part' which decays in a few days or weeks? – The Life Everlasting: A Reality of Romance by Marie Corelli