vi, rot*ted  rot*ting  :  to undergo decomposition from the action of bacteria or fungi
n 1  :  the process of rotting  :  the state of being rotten  2  :  any of several parasitic diseases esp. of sheep marked by necrosis and wasting .
 
 
 
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