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Decayed vs Decoyed - What's the difference?

decayed | decoyed |

As verbs the difference between decayed and decoyed

is that decayed is past tense of decay while decoyed is past tense of decoy.

As an adjective decayed

is having decayed.

decayed

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Having decayed.
    • The decayed remains of the pilot's shirt showed where the plane had been shot down.

    Verb

    (head)
  • (decay)

    • decoyed

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (decoy)

    • decoy

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A person or object meant to lure something to danger.
  • A real or fake animal used by hunters to lure game.

    • Verb

    (en verb)
  • To act or use a decoy.
  • To lead into danger by artifice; to lure into a net or snare; to entrap.
    • to decoy''' troops into an ambush; to '''decoy ducks into a net
  • * Goldsmith
    • E'en while fashion's brightest arts decoy , / The heart, distrusting, asks if this be joy.

    Derived terms

    * deke

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