sphacelate(v = verb.body) gangrene, mortify, necrose - undergo necrosis; "the tissue around the wound necrosed"
is one way to rot, waste
Derived forms noun sphacelus₂, noun sphacelus₁
Sample sentences: Somebody's (body part) ----s

   To die, decay, or become gangrenous, as flesh or bone; to mortify. [1913 Webster]

   To affect with gangrene. [1913 Webster]

   Affected with gangrene; mortified. [1913 Webster]