deteriorate
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deteriorate
- /dɪˈtɪə.ɹɪə.ɹeɪt/ UK
- /dɪˈtɪə.ɹɪ.eɪt/ UK, proscribed
- /dɪˈtɪɹ.iə.ɹeɪt/ US
- /diˈtɪɹ.iə.ɹeɪt/ US
- /dəˈtɪɹ.iə.ɹeɪt/ US
- /dəˈtɪɹ.i.eɪt/ US, proscribed
Where it comes from
Learned borrowing from Late Latin dēteriorātus, perfect passive participle of Late Latin dēteriorō (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), further from Latin dēterior (“worse”). Cognate with French détériorer.
verb deteriorates · deteriorating · deteriorated
- To make worse; to make inferior in quality or value; to impair. to deteriorate the mind
- To grow worse; to be impaired in quality; to degenerate. During this fine run through Fife the weather had deteriorated rapidly, and as we passed Wormit and came onto the Tay Bridge heavy rain clouds were piled over the sea.
