Deteriorate Definition

dĭ-tîrē-ə-rāt
deteriorated, deteriorates, deteriorating
verb
deteriorated, deteriorates, deteriorating
To make or become worse; lower in quality or value; depreciate.
Webster's New World
To grow worse; degenerate.
The weather deteriorated overnight.
American Heritage
To weaken or disintegrate; decay.
The nation's highways are deteriorating at a rapid pace.
American Heritage
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Origin of Deteriorate

  • Late Latin dēteriōrāre dēteriōrāt- from Latin dēterior worse de- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Deteriorate Sentence Examples

  • Before you start to deteriorate and your body gives out on you?

  • As a result of these various degenerations the functions of the body deteriorate, the faculties become blunted, and the muscular energy of the body is below what it was in earlier life, while the secreting glands in certain instances become functionally obsolescent.

  • The text soon began to deteriorate by admixture with the Old Latin, as well from the process of transcription, and several attempts at a revision were made before the invention of printing.

  • She thought she was going crazy already; if she really started to deteriorate, there was no way she'd be able to handle it.

  • The ventilation of pillar working is often attended with difficulty, and the coal is longer exposed to the influence of the air, a point of importance in some coals, which deteriorate in quality when exposed to a hot damp atmosphere.

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Words Starting With

DDEDET

Words Ending With

ETEATE

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deteriorate

Words Starting With D and Ending With E

Starts With D & Ends With EStarts With DE & Ends With EStarts With D & Ends With TE

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11 Letter Words11 Letter Words Starting With D11 Letter Words Ending With E