Rot

rot, v.i. to putrefy: to become decomposed: to become morally corrupt: to become affected with sheep-rot.— v.t. to cause to rot: to bring to corruption:— pr.p. rot′ting; pa.t. and pa.p. rot′ted. — n. decay: putrefaction: a special disease of the sheep, as of the potato: a decay (called dry-rot ) which attacks timber: ( slang ) rant, bosh.— ns. Rot′-gra , the soft gra : the butterwort: the penny-rot; Rot′gut , bad liquor; Rot′-steep , the proce of steeping cottons to remove impurities. [A.S. roti an , pa.p. rotod ; cf. Ice. rotinn , putrid.]