"rot through" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: rots through [present, singular, third-person], rotting through [participle, present], rotted through [past], rotted through [participle, past], rotten through [participle, past]
Etymology: From rot + through. Etymology templates: {{com|en|rot|through}} rot + through Head templates: {{en-verb|<,,,rotted:rotten>}} rot through (third-person singular simple present rots through, present participle rotting through, simple past rotted through, past participle rotted through or rotten through)
  1. (transitive) To rot so as to create holes in the substance that's rotting. Tags: transitive

Inflected forms

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