deteriorate (verb)
51degrade — verb 1) prisons should not degrade prisoners Syn: demean, debase, cheapen, devalue; shame, humiliate, humble, mortify, abase, dishonor; dehumanize, brutalize See note at humble …
52descend — verb 1) the plane started descending Syn: go down, come down; drop, fall, sink, dive, plummet, plunge, nosedive Ant: ascend, climb 2) she descended the stairs …
53disintegrate — verb steam causes the substance to disintegrate Syn: break up, break apart, fall apart, fall to pieces, fragment, fracture, shatter, splinter; explode, blow up, blow apart, fly apart; crumble, deteriorate, decay, decompose, rot, molder …
54dwindle — verb 1) the population dwindled Syn: diminish, decrease, reduce, lessen, shrink; fall off, tail off, drop, fall, slump, plummet; disappear, vanish, die out; informal nosedive Ant …
55erode — verb waves and weather are seriously eroding the north side of the island Syn: wear away/down, abrade, grind down, crumble; weather; eat away at, dissolve, corrode, rot, decay; undermine, weaken, deteriorate, destroy …
56fade — verb 1) the paintwork has faded Syn: become pale, become bleached, become washed out, lose color, discolor; grow dull, grow dim, lose luster Ant: brighten 2) sunlight had faded the picture Syn …
57fail — verb 1) the enterprise had failed Syn: be unsuccessful, not succeed, fall through, fall flat, collapse, founder, backfire, meet with disaster, come to nothing, come to naught; informal flop, bomb Ant: succeed 2) …
58fester — verb 1) his deep wound festered Syn: suppurate, become septic, become infected, form pus, weep; Medicine be purulent; archaic rankle 2) the garbage festered Syn: rot, molder, decay, decompose, putrefy …
59languish — verb 1) the plants languished and died Syn: weaken, deteriorate, decline; wither, droop, wilt, fade, waste away; informal go downhill Ant: thrive, flourish 2) the general is now languishing in prison …
60recover — verb 1) he s recovering from a heart attack Syn: recuperate, get better, convalesce, regain one s strength, get stronger, get back on one s feet; be on the mend, be on the road to recovery, pick up, rally, respond to treatment, improve, heal,… …
