corrupt, pervert, subvert, demoralize, demoralise, debauch, debase, profane, vitiate, deprave, misdirect (verb)

corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality

"debauch the young people with wine and women"; "Socrates was accused of corrupting young men"; "Do school counselors subvert young children?"; "corrupt the morals"

mar, impair, spoil, deflower, vitiate (verb)

make imperfect

"nothing marred her beauty"

invalidate, void, vitiate (verb)

take away the legal force of or render ineffective

"invalidate a contract"

vitiate (Verb)

to spoil, make faulty; to reduce the value, quality, or effectiveness of something

vitiate (Verb)

to debase or morally corrupt

vitiate (Verb)

to violate, to rape

vitiate (Verb)

to make something ineffective, to invalidate

vitiate

Decomposition or rot is the process by which dead organic substances are broken down into simpler organic or inorganic matter such as carbon dioxide, water, simple sugars and mineral salts. The process is a part of the nutrient cycle and is essential for recycling the finite matter that occupies physical space in the biosphere. Bodies of living organisms begin to decompose shortly after death. Animals, such as worms, also help decompose the organic materials. Organisms that do this are known as decomposers or detritivores. Although no two organisms decompose in the same way, they all undergo the same sequential stages of decomposition. The science which studies decomposition is generally referred to as taphonomy from the Greek word taphos, meaning tomb. Decomposition can also be a gradual process for organisms that have extended periods of dormancy.One can differentiate abiotic decomposition from biotic decomposition (biodegradation). The former means "the degradation of a substance by chemical or physical processes", e.g., hydrolysis; the latter means "the metabolic breakdown of materials into simpler components by living organisms", typically by microorganisms.