[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

decay \decay"\, v. i. imp.  p. p. decayed; p. pr.  vb. n.
   decaying. of. decaeir, dechaer, decheoir, f. d'echoir,
   to decline, fall, become less; l. de- + cadere to fall. see
   chance.
   to pass gradually from a sound, prosperous, or perfect state,
   to one of imperfection, adversity, or dissolution; to waste
   away; to decline; to fail; to become weak, corrupt, or
   disintegrated; to rot; to perish; as, a tree decays; fortunes
   decay; hopes decay.
   1913 webster

         ill fares the land, to hastening ills a prey,
         where wealth accumulates and men decay.  --goldsmith.
   1913 webster
see also:
decayed decaying chance 

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