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Dilapidate (Verb)

Bring into a condition of decay or partial ruin by neglect or misuse.

Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing.

The old mansion dilapidated over time due to years of abandonment and neglect.
The city's lack of maintenance caused the once beautiful park to dilapidate, with broken benches and overgrown gardens.
Neglecting the roof for years has caused the house to dilapidate, allowing water to leak in and damage the walls.
The company's poor financial management allowed its assets to dilapidate and eventually led to bankruptcy.
Years of overhunting and misuse of the land have caused the ecosystem to dilapidate, putting the entire environment at risk.

Fall into decay or ruin; "The unoccupied house started to decay".

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..

The old mansion began to dilapidate after the family moved away and stopped maintaining it.
Years of neglect had caused the once-grand theater to dilapidate into a shadow of its former self.
As the owners grew older and less able to care for it, the historic house started to dilapidate and fell into disrepair.
The lack of funding led to the community center being left to dilapidate, becoming a neglected eyesore in the neighborhood.
After the factory closed down, the building was left to dilapidate, its walls crumbling and its machinery rusting away.