Definition: become unfit for consumption or use
Usage: the meat must be eaten before it spoils
Similar words: decay
Definition: undergo decay or decomposition
Usage: The body started to decay and needed to be cremated
Synonyms: break, break down, die, conk out, go, go bad, give out, give way, fail
Definition: stop operating or functioning
Usage: The engine finally went; The car died on the road; The bus we travelled in broke down on the way to town; The coffee maker broke; The engine failed on the way to town; her eyesight went after the accident
Similar words: change
Definition: undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature
Usage: She changed completely as she grew older; The weather changed last night