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- Dictionarydeteriorate/dɪˈtɪərɪəreɪt/
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- 1. become progressively worse: "relations between the countries had deteriorated sharply" Similar Opposite
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deteriorate | American Dictionary. verb [ I ] us / dɪˈtɪr·i·əˌreɪt / Add to word list. to become worse: She went into the hospital when her condition began to deteriorate. deterioration. noun [ U ] us / dɪˌtɪr·i·əˈreɪ·ʃən / a deterioration in relations between the two countries.
The meaning of DETERIORATE is to make inferior in quality or value : impair. How to use deteriorate in a sentence.
1. to make or become worse or lower in quality, value, character, etc; depreciate. 2. ( intr) to wear away or disintegrate. [C16: from Late Latin dēteriōrāre, from Latin dēterior worse] deˌterioˈration n. deˈteriorative adj.
Deteriorate definition: to make or become worse or inferior in condition, character, quality, value, etc.. See examples of DETERIORATE used in a sentence.
View more related words. 2 meanings: 1. to make or become worse or lower in quality, value, character, etc; depreciate 2. to wear away or disintegrate.... Click for more definitions.
C1. to become worse: condition deteriorates She was taken into the hospital last week when her condition suddenly deteriorated. situation deteriorates The political situation in the region has deteriorated rapidly. Synonym. degenerate. Compare. degrade (SPOIL) Fewer examples. We could see his health deteriorating week by week.
When something gets worse due to neglect or an unfortunate health problem, stuff starts to deteriorate — or fall apart.
deteriorate. de•te•ri•o•rate /dɪˈtɪriəˌreɪt/ v. [ no object], -rat•ed, -rat•ing. to become worse or inferior in character: The patient's condition has deteriorated over the last few hours. de•ter•i•o•ra•tion /dɪˌtɪriəˈreɪʃən/ n. [ uncountable] The incident triggered the rapid deterioration of peaceful relations.
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