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roten

Pronunciation: /ˈrɔtən/

“roten” is a Middle English word. Its 19 meanings in English:

verb

  1. To become toxic or noxious (of gas or liquid)
  2. To putrefy; to become or make infected or gangrenous (in the body).
  3. To become rusty; to develop a layer of rust.
  4. To morally degenerate or decay; to become sinful.
  5. To languish; to become weak or feeble due to imprisonment.
  6. To disappear; to lose presence, existence, or vitality.
  7. To become tattered, ragged, or old.
  8. To steep; to immerse in fluid.
  9. To put out roots; to start growing..
  10. To settle or fix; to put in a permanent state.
  11. To begin or institute; to cause to settle or fix.
  12. To place a value or belief into one's mind.
  13. To link or connect; to make an attachment.

adjective

  1. Toxic, noxious (of gas or liquid)
  2. Collapsing or decomposing into pieces; falling apart.
  3. Gangrenous, infected (having necrosis or putrefaction)
  4. Evil, sinful; morally retrograde.
  5. Elderly, aged (of people)
  6. Devastated; damaged beyond repair.

Etymology

Inherited from Old English rotian, from Proto-West Germanic *rotēn, from Proto-Germanic *rutāną.

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