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C1. to become worse: condition deteriorates She was taken into hospital last week when her condition suddenly deteriorated. situation deteriorates The political situation in the region has deteriorated rapidly. Synonym. degenerate. Compare. degrade (SPOIL) Fewer examples. We could see his health deteriorating week by week.
1. : to make inferior in quality or value : impair. Exposure to sunlight may deteriorate the paint. 2. : disintegrate. intransitive verb. : to become impaired in quality, functioning, or condition : degenerate. allowed a tradition of academic excellence to deteriorate. his health deteriorated. deteriorative. di-ˈtir-ē-ə-ˌrā-tiv. dē- adjective.
Deteriorate definition: to make or become worse or inferior in condition, character, quality, value, etc.. See examples of DETERIORATE used in a sentence.
C1. to become worse: condition deteriorates She was taken into the hospital last week when her condition suddenly deteriorated. situation deteriorates The political situation in the region has deteriorated rapidly. Synonym. degenerate. Compare. degrade (SPOIL) Fewer examples. We could see his health deteriorating week by week.
When something gets worse due to neglect or an unfortunate health problem, stuff starts to deteriorate — or fall apart. The word deteriorate describes anytime something gets worse. Due to neglect, a relationship can deteriorate but so can the American highway system.
v.tr. To diminish or impair in quality, character, or value: Time and neglect had deteriorated the property. v.intr. 1. To grow worse; degenerate: The weather deteriorated overnight. 2. To weaken or disintegrate; decay: The nation's highways are deteriorating at a rapid pace.
Definition of deteriorate verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
View more related words. 2 meanings: 1. to make or become worse or lower in quality, value, character, etc; depreciate 2. to wear away or disintegrate.... Click for more definitions.
the fact or process of becoming worse: deterioration in We've seen a deterioration in relations between the countries. When we arrived, we were appalled at her deterioration. See. deteriorate. Fewer examples. Surveys are starting to show a sharp deterioration in consumer confidence.
deteriorate meaning, definition, what is deteriorate: to become worse: Learn more.
