bring to nothingசிதைcitai(sede)(2 intr)be brought to nothing, naught; be decimated, annihilated; be derelict, in ruins, dilapidated, ruinous, tumbledown, ramshackle, decrepit, falling to pieces, crumbling, decaying, disintegrating
Usage:
போலியோ நோயால் அந்தக் கிராமமே சிதைந்ததுpōliyō nōyāl antak kirāmamē citaintatu
pooliyoo nooyinaale anda graamamee sedenjudu
Because of polio the entire town was brought to nothing.
decayசிதைcitai(sede)(2b intr)decompose, as teeth; decline in excellence, prosperity, etc.; lose vitality, fade; go to pot, crumble
Usage:
சூறாவளியில் மண்டபம் சிதைந்துவிட்டதேcūṟāvaḷiyil maṇṭapam citaintuviṭṭatē
suuraavaḷle maṇḍabam sedenjiḍucce
In Suravali, the pavillion has decayed and gone to pot.
எதிரிகள் அரசரின் மாளிகையை சிதைத்தார்கள்etirikaḷ aracariṉ māḷikaiyai citaittārkaḷ
ediringa arasarooḍa maaḷiheye sedeccaanga
The king's enemies destroyed his palace.
eroded, beசிதைcitai(sede)(2b intr)be worn away; be eaten away or disfigured, by weather, water, etc.
Usage:
புயலில் அந்தச் சிலை சிதைந்துவிட்டதுpuyalil antac cilai citaintuviṭṭatu
poyalle anda sele sedenjiḍuccu
The [base of the] statue got eroded away by the storm.
