fall into decay or ruin; "The unoccupied house started to decay"
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crumble
break or fall apart into fragments; "The cookies crumbled"; "The Sphinx is crumbling"
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crumble
fall apart; also used metaphorically: "Negociations broke down"
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die
pass from physical life and lose all all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life; "She died from cancer"; "They children perished in the fire"; "The patient went peacefully"
