declinare

Definitions of declinare
  1. verb
    fall into decay or ruin
    synonyms: cariarsi, decadere, rovinarsi
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    degenerare
    become worse or disintegrate
    rodere, rosicare, rosicchiare
    become destroyed by water, air, or a corrosive such as an acid
    rodere, rosicare, rosicchiare
    become ground down or deteriorate
    afflosciarsi, ammencire
    become limp
    estenuare, sfasciarsi, sfondarsi
    go to pieces
    consumarsi, estenuare, indossare, logorarsi, rivestire
    deteriorate through use or stress
    sfilacciare, sfilacciarsi
    wear away by rubbing
    type of:
    cambiare, mutare, variare
    undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature
  2. verb
    inflect for number, gender, case, etc., "in many languages, speakers decline nouns, pronouns, and adjectives"
    synonyms: digradare, ricusare
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    type of:
    flettere
    change the form of a word in accordance as required by the grammatical rules of the language
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