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1. Fall apart (synset 202045722)
   "the building crumbled after the explosion"; "Negotiations broke down"
   hypernym: change integrity - change in physical make-up
   synonym: break down, collapse, crumple, tumble
2. Break or fall apart into fragments (synset 200398311)
   "The cookies crumbled"; "The Sphinx is crumbling"
   hypernym: disintegrate - break into parts or components or lose cohesion or unity
   synonym: fall apart
3. Fall into decay or ruin (synset 200209244)
   "The unoccupied house started to decay"
   hypernym: change - undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature
   hyponym:

   • deteriorate - become worse or disintegrate
   • corrode, rust - become destroyed by water, air, or a corrosive such as an acid
   • weather - change under the action or influence of the weather
   • eat at, erode, gnaw, gnaw at, wear away - become ground down or deteriorate
   • droop, wilt - become limp
   • ruin - fall into ruin
   • break, bust, fall apart, wear, wear out - go to pieces
   synonym: decay, dilapidate

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