deteriorate (verb)
21wear out — verb 1. exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress (Freq. 2) We wore ourselves out on this hike • Syn: ↑tire, ↑wear upon, ↑tire out, ↑wear, ↑weary, ↑jade, ↑ …
22wear down — verb 1. exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress (Freq. 1) We wore ourselves out on this hike • Syn: ↑tire, ↑wear upon, ↑tire out, ↑wear, ↑weary, ↑jade, ↑ …
23wear off — verb 1. deteriorate through use or stress (Freq. 1) The constant friction wore out the cloth • Syn: ↑wear, ↑wear out, ↑wear down, ↑wear thin • Derivationally related forms: ↑wear …
24wear thin — verb deteriorate through use or stress (Freq. 1) The constant friction wore out the cloth • Syn: ↑wear, ↑wear off, ↑wear out, ↑wear down • Derivationally related forms: ↑wear ( …
25fall off — verb 1. come off (Freq. 1) This button had fallen off • Hypernyms: ↑detach, ↑come off, ↑come away • Verb Frames: Something s 2. fall heavily or suddenly; …
26wear away — verb 1. cut away in small pieces • Syn: ↑whittle away, ↑whittle down • Hypernyms: ↑damage • Verb Frames: Somebody s something Something s something …
27improve — verb 1) ways to improve the service Syn: make better, better, ameliorate, upgrade, update, refine, enhance, boost, build on, raise, polish, fix (up), amend; informal tweak; formal meliorate Ant …
28gnaw at — verb become ground down or deteriorate (Freq. 1) Her confidence eroded • Syn: ↑erode, ↑gnaw, ↑eat at, ↑wear away • Derivationally related forms: ↑wearing away ( …
29erode — verb (eroded; eroding) Etymology: Latin erodere to eat away, from e + rodere to gnaw more at rodent Date: 1612 transitive verb 1. to diminish or destroy by degrees: a. to eat into or away by slow destruction of substance (as by acid, infection,… …
30perish — verb Etymology: Middle English perisshen, from Anglo French periss , stem of perir, from Latin perire, from per detrimentally + ire to go more at per , issue Date: 13th century intransitive verb 1. to become destroyed or ruined ; cease to exist < …
