deteriorate (verb)

  • 71languish — verb 1) the plants languished and died Syn: weaken, deteriorate, decline, go downhill, wither, droop, wilt, fade, waste away 2) the general is languishing in prison Syn: waste away …

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  • 72recover — verb 1) he s recovering from a heart attack Syn: get better, improve, recuperate, convalesce, be on the mend, respond to treatment, heal, bounce back 2) later, shares recovered Syn: rally, improve …

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  • 73worsen — verb 1) insomnia can worsen a patient s distress Syn: aggravate, add to, intensify, increase, compound, magnify, heighten, inflame, exacerbate 2) the recession worsened Syn: deteriorate …

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  • 74degenerate — verb (i) /dəˈdʒɛnəreɪt / (say duh jenuhrayt) (degenerated, degenerating) 1. to decline in physical, mental, or moral qualities; deteriorate. 2. Biology to revert to a less highly organised or simpler type. –adjective /dəˈdʒɛnərət / (say duh… …

  • 75condition — noun 1 state of sth ADJECTIVE ▪ excellent, good, immaculate, mint, perfect, pristine ▪ reasonable ▪ bad …

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  • 76hearing — noun 1 ability to hear ADJECTIVE ▪ acute, excellent, good, normal, sharp ▪ bad (esp. AmE), impaired, poor VERB …

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  • 77go — I. /goʊ / (say goh) verb (went, gone, going) –verb (i) 1. to move or pass (in a direction specified); proceed. 2. to move away or out; depart (opposed to come). 3. Cricket to be dismissed. 4. to keep or be in motion; act, work, or run …

  • 78decline — I noun abatement, act of crumbling, act of dwindling, act of falling away, act of lessening, act of losing ground, act of shrinking, act of slipping back, act of wasting away, act of weakening, act of worsening, atrophy, backward step, cheapening …

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  • 79decline — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. droop, slant, slope; decadence, wasting, aging, deterioration. v. worsen, slump; refuse, turn down (an offer). See oldness, age, refusal, descent, weakness, recession. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn.… …

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  • 80sink — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. founder, drown, go down; ebb, wane, decline, lapse, settle, subside, precipitate; retrograde, go downhill; languish, droop, flag; despond; fail, deepen, dig, lower; debase, abase, bring low; suppress …

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