Meaning of DETERIORATE
| Pronunciation: | | di'teeruu`reyt
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- [v] grow worse; "Her condition deteriorated"
- [v] become worse or disintegrate; "His mind deteriorated"
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| | Synonyms: | | degenerate, drop |
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| | Antonyms: | | convalesce, recover, recuperate | | |
| | See Also: | | crumble, decay, decline, delapidate, fade, fatigue, jade, languish, pall, rot, tire, waste, wear, wear off, wear out, wear thin, weary, worsen | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\De*te"ri*o*rate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.
{Deteriorated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Deteriorating}.] [L.
deterioratus, p. p. of deteriorate to deteriorate, fr.
deterior worse, prob. a comparative fr. de down, away.]
To make worse; to make inferior in quality or value; to
impair; as, to deteriorate the mind. --Whately.
The art of war . . . was greatly deteriorated.
--Southey.
\De*te"ri*o*rate\, v. i.
To grow worse; to be impaired in quality; to degenerate.
Under such conditions, the mind rapidly deteriorates.
--Goldsmith.
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