deteriorate (verb)
1deteriorate — ► VERB ▪ become progressively worse. DERIVATIVES deterioration noun. ORIGIN Latin deteriorare, from deterior worse …
2deteriorate — 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 sales * * *… …
3deteriorate — verb ADVERB ▪ badly, seriously, severely ▪ dramatically, quickly, rapidly, sharply ▪ slowly ▪ …
4deteriorate — verb ( rated; rating) Etymology: Late Latin deterioratus, past participle of deteriorare, from Latin deterior worse, from de + ter (suffix as in Latin uter which of two) + ior (comparative suffix) more at whether, er Date: 1572 transitive verb …
5deteriorate — I verb adulterate, aggravate, atrophy, become worse, collapse, corrode, corrumpere, corrupt, debase, debauch, debilitate, decay, decline, decompose, decrease, defile, degenerate, degrade, demoralize, denature, depravare, depreciate, devalue,… …
6deteriorate — verb 1) his health deteriorated Syn: worsen, decline, degenerate; fail, slump, slip, go downhill, wane, ebb; informal go to pot Ant: improve 2) these materials deteriorate if stored wrongly …
7deteriorate — verb (I) 1 to become worse: deteriorating health | Relations between the two countries have since deteriorated. 2 (+ into) to develop into a bad or unpleasant situation: The meeting soon deteriorated into a fight. deterioration noun (U) …
8deteriorate — verb Syn: worsen, decline, degenerate, fail, go downhill, wane Ant: improve …
9deteriorate */ — UK [dɪˈtɪərɪəreɪt] / US [dɪˈtɪrɪəˌreɪt] verb [intransitive] Word forms deteriorate : present tense I/you/we/they deteriorate he/she/it deteriorates present participle deteriorating past tense deteriorated past participle deteriorated to become… …
10deteriorate — [c]/dəˈtɪəriəreɪt / (say duh tearreeuhrayt) verb (deteriorated, deteriorating) –verb (i) 1. to become worse. –verb (t) 2. to make worse; make lower in character or quality: *we find growth bringing with it all sorts of unwanted side effects that… …
