腐くさらす

godan verb (-su), transitive verb

let spoil; leave to rot; cause to rot; corrode

Transitive verb meaning to cause something to rot, spoil, or corrode, often through neglect or improper storage.

• 湿しっ気けの多おおい場ば所しょに置おくと、食たべ物ものを腐くさらすことがある。

  Leaving food in a humid place can cause it to spoil.

• 酸さんが金きん属ぞくを腐くさらす。

  Acid corrodes metal.

godan verb (-su), transitive verb

discourage; dishearten

Figurative use: to dampen someone's spirits or enthusiasm. Often used in the expression 気を腐らす.

• 彼かれの一ひと言ことが彼かの女じょの気きを腐くさらせた。

  His single remark disheartened her.