deteriorate (verb)
41disimprove — verb a) to make something worse b) to deteriorate …
42deterioration — deteriorate de‧te‧ri‧o‧rate [dɪˈtɪəriəreɪt ǁ ˈtɪr ] verb [intransitive] to become worse: • The economy deteriorated further in August, with orders for manufactured goods falling. deterioration noun [countable, uncountable] : • a deterioration in… …
43decay — verb 1》 rot or cause to rot through the action of bacteria and fungi; decompose. ↘decline in quality or vigour; deteriorate. 2》 Physics (of a radioactive substance, particle, etc.) undergo change to a different form by emitting radiation.… …
44decline — verb 1》 become smaller, fewer, or less; decrease. ↘diminish in strength or quality; deteriorate. 2》 politely refuse: the company declined to comment. 3》 (especially of the sun) move downwards. 4》 Grammar state the forms of (a noun, pronoun,… …
45degrade — verb 1》 cause to suffer a severe loss of dignity or respect; demean. ↘lower the character or quality of. ↘archaic reduce to a lower rank, especially as a punishment. 2》 cause to break down or deteriorate chemically. ↘Physics reduce… …
46fester — verb [often as adjective festering] 1》 (of a wound or sore) become septic. ↘(of food or rubbish) become rotten. 2》 (of a negative feeling or a problem) intensify, especially through neglect. 3》 deteriorate physically and mentally in isolated… …
47rot — verb (rots, rotting, rotted) 1》 decompose by the action of bacteria and fungi; decay. 2》 gradually deteriorate or decline. noun 1》 the process of decaying. ↘rotten or decayed matter. 2》 (the rot) Brit. a process of deterioration; a decline in …
48run — verb (runs, running, ran ran; past participle run) 1》 move at a speed faster than a walk, never having both or all feet on the ground at the same time. ↘enter or be entered in a race. ↘(of hounds) chase or hunt their quarry. ↘(of a… …
49crumble — verb the old barn is slowly crumbling Syn: disintegrate, fall apart, fall to pieces, fall down, break up, collapse, fragment; decay, fall into decay, deteriorate, degenerate, go to rack and ruin, decompose, rot, molder, perish …
50decompose — verb 1) the carcasses will not decompose in these subzero temperatures Syn: decay, rot, putrefy, go bad, go off, spoil, fester, perish, deteriorate; degrade, break down, molder, shrivel, wither 2) some minerals decompose rapidly …
