See decay on Wiktionary
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"glosses": [
"To cause to rot or deteriorate."
],
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[
"cause",
"cause"
],
[
"rot",
"rot"
],
[
"deteriorate",
"deteriorate"
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],
"raw_glosses": [
"(transitive) To cause to rot or deteriorate."
],
"tags": [
"transitive"
]
},
{
"categories": [
"English intransitive verbs",
"en:Programming"
],
"glosses": [
"Of an array: to lose its type and dimensions and be reduced to a pointer, for example when passed to a function."
],
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"programming",
"programming#Noun"
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[
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"array"
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"type",
"type"
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[
"dimension",
"dimension"
],
[
"pointer",
"pointer"
],
[
"function",
"function"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(programming, intransitive) Of an array: to lose its type and dimensions and be reduced to a pointer, for example when passed to a function."
],
"tags": [
"intransitive"
],
"topics": [
"computing",
"engineering",
"mathematics",
"natural-sciences",
"physical-sciences",
"programming",
"sciences"
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/dɪˈkeɪ/",
"tags": [
"UK"
]
},
{
"rhymes": "-eɪ"
},
{
"enpr": "dē-kāʹ",
"tags": [
"US"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/diˈkeɪ/",
"tags": [
"US"
]
},
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"synonyms": [
{
"word": "fester"
}
],
"translations": [
{
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"lang_code": "ar",
"sense": "to deteriorate",
"word": "اضمحل"
},
{
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"lang_code": "ar",
"sense": "to deteriorate",
"word": "تضعضع"
},
{
"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"lang_code": "hy",
"roman": "pʻčʻanal",
"sense": "to deteriorate",
"word": "փչանալ"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"lang_code": "bg",
"roman": "razlagam se",
"sense": "to deteriorate",
"word": "разлагам се"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"lang_code": "bg",
"roman": "razvaljam se",
"sense": "to deteriorate",
"word": "развалям се"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"lang_code": "ca",
"sense": "to deteriorate",
"word": "deteriorar-se"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"lang_code": "ca",
"sense": "to deteriorate",
"word": "fer-se malbé"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"lang_code": "cs",
"sense": "to deteriorate",
"word": "rozkládat se"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"lang_code": "da",
"sense": "to deteriorate",
"word": "brydes ned"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"lang_code": "da",
"sense": "to deteriorate",
"word": "nedbrydes"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"lang_code": "da",
"sense": "to deteriorate",
"word": "forfalde"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"lang_code": "da",
"sense": "to deteriorate",
"topics": [
"physics",
"physical-sciences",
"natural-sciences"
],
"word": "henfalde"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"lang_code": "nl",
"sense": "to deteriorate",
"word": "vervallen"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"lang_code": "nl",
"sense": "to deteriorate",
"word": "in verval raken"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"lang_code": "nl",
"sense": "to deteriorate",
"word": "verloederen"
},
{
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"lang_code": "eo",
"sense": "to deteriorate",
"word": "kadukiĝi"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"lang_code": "fi",
"sense": "to deteriorate",
"word": "heikentyä"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"lang_code": "fi",
"sense": "to deteriorate",
"word": "rapautua"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"lang_code": "fi",
"sense": "to deteriorate",
"word": "rappeutua"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"lang_code": "fi",
"sense": "to deteriorate",
"word": "heiketä"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"lang_code": "fr",
"sense": "to deteriorate",
"word": "pourrir"
},
{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"lang_code": "ka",
"roman": "puč̣deba",
"sense": "to deteriorate",
"word": "ფუჭდება"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"lang_code": "de",
"sense": "to deteriorate",
"word": "verfallen"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"lang_code": "de",
"sense": "to deteriorate",
"word": "verderben"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"lang_code": "hu",
"sense": "to deteriorate",
"word": "elpusztul"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"lang_code": "hu",
"sense": "to deteriorate",
"word": "tönkremegy"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"lang_code": "ga",
"sense": "to deteriorate",
"word": "meath"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"lang_code": "ga",
"sense": "to deteriorate",
"word": "meathlaigh"
},
{
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"lang_code": "ko",
"roman": "bupaehada",
"sense": "to deteriorate",
"word": "부패하다"
},
{
"code": "ml",
"lang": "Malayalam",
"lang_code": "ml",
"roman": "jīṟṇṇikkuka",
"sense": "to deteriorate",
"word": "ജീർണ്ണിക്കുക"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Māori",
"lang_code": "mi",
"sense": "to deteriorate",
"word": "taimate"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Māori",
"lang_code": "mi",
"sense": "to deteriorate",
"word": "koropungapunga"
},
{
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"lang_code": "fa",
"roman": "tabâhidan",
"sense": "to deteriorate",
"word": "تباهیدن"
},
{
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"lang_code": "fa",
"roman": "vâpâšidan",
"sense": "to deteriorate",
"word": "واپاشیدن"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"lang_code": "pt",
"sense": "to deteriorate",
"word": "decompor-se"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"lang_code": "pt",
"sense": "to deteriorate",
"word": "deteriorar"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"lang_code": "ro",
"sense": "to deteriorate",
"word": "descompune"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"lang_code": "ru",
"roman": "pórtitʹsja",
"sense": "to deteriorate",
"word": "по́ртиться"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"lang_code": "ru",
"roman": "uxudšátʹsja",
"sense": "to deteriorate",
"word": "ухудша́ться"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"lang_code": "es",
"sense": "to deteriorate",
"word": "deteriorarse"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"lang_code": "es",
"sense": "to deteriorate",
"word": "decaer"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"lang_code": "es",
"sense": "to deteriorate",
"tags": [
"formal"
],
"word": "periclitar"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"lang_code": "es",
"sense": "to deteriorate",
"word": "descaecer (disused)"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"lang_code": "sv",
"sense": "to deteriorate",
"word": "mattas"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"lang_code": "sv",
"sense": "to deteriorate",
"word": "försämras"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"lang_code": "sv",
"sense": "to deteriorate",
"word": "förfalla"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"lang_code": "sv",
"sense": "to deteriorate",
"word": "tackla av"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"lang_code": "tr",
"sense": "to deteriorate",
"word": "fenalaşmak"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"lang_code": "ca",
"sense": "To change by undergoing fission, by emitting radiation, or by capturing or losing one or more electrons.",
"word": "desintegrar-se"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"lang_code": "fr",
"sense": "To change by undergoing fission, by emitting radiation, or by capturing or losing one or more electrons.",
"word": "se désintégrer"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"lang_code": "ru",
"roman": "raspadátʹsja",
"sense": "To change by undergoing fission, by emitting radiation, or by capturing or losing one or more electrons.",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "распада́ться"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"lang_code": "ru",
"roman": "raspástʹsja",
"sense": "To change by undergoing fission, by emitting radiation, or by capturing or losing one or more electrons.",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "распа́сться"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"lang_code": "uk",
"roman": "rozpadátysja",
"sense": "To change by undergoing fission, by emitting radiation, or by capturing or losing one or more electrons.",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "розпада́тися"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"lang_code": "uk",
"roman": "rozpástysja",
"sense": "To change by undergoing fission, by emitting radiation, or by capturing or losing one or more electrons.",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "розпа́стися"
}
],
"word": "decay"
}
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