3 entries under this word

Rot

Rŏt, v. i.

verbintransitive

v. i. [imp. & p. p. ROTTED; p. pr. & vb. n. ROTTING.] [A-S. rotian, D. rotten, Prov. Ger. rotten, raten, rössen, rötzen, Icel. rotna, Sw. ruttna, Dan. raadne.] To lose the natural cohesion and organization of parts; to be decomposed into simple parts by the natural process, or the gradual operation of heat and air; to putrefy; to go to decay.

Synonyms—To putrefy; corrupt; decay; spoil.

Rōt, v. t.

verbtransitive

v. t. [Sw. rota. See supra.]

To make putrid; to cause to be, wholly or partially, decomposed by the natural operation of air and heat; to bring to corruption.
To expose, as flax, to a process of maceration,

Rŏt, n.

noun

n. [Ger. rotz. See supra.] The process of rotting, decay, putrefaction; specifically, (a.) A fatal distemper incident to sheep, and by some held to be owing to wet seasons and moist pastures. “His cattle must of rot and murrain die.” Milton. (b.) A form of decay which attacks timber;—usually called dry-rot. See DRY-ROT. (c.) A disease very injurious to the potato, accompanied with decay of the tubers, the causes of and remedy for which are yet unsettled.