fall into decay

to degenerate; to rot. The house was very old and had fallen into decay. The small town fell into decay, and people moved out.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Silja	SEEL-yah	Finnish
Kalevi	KAH-le-vee	Finnish
Judith	JOO-dith (English), zhoo-DEET (French), YOO-dit (German)	English, Jewish, French, German, Spanish, Biblical
Jaden	JAY-dən	English (Modern)
Cindy	SIN-dee	English
Brewster	['bru:stə]