English to English
deteriorate
(d/I/'t/i/r/@//@/,r/eI/t
)
verb (v)
- become worse or disintegrate(verb.change)Example:
His mind deteriorated.
source: wordnet30 - grow worse(verb.body)Example:
Her condition deteriorated.
source: wordnet30 - To make worse; to make inferior in quality or value; to impair; as, to deteriorate the mind.(verb)source: webster1913
- To grow worse; to be impaired in quality; to degenerate.(verb)source: webster1913