deteriorate
English
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Late Latin dēteriorātus, past participle of Late Latin dēteriorō, derivative of Latin dēterior (“worse”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /dɪˈtɪə.ɹɪə.ɹeɪt/, (proscribed) /dɪˈtɪə.ɹɪ.eɪt/
Audio (Southern England) (file) - (General American) IPA(key): /dəˈtɪɹ.iə.ɹeɪt/, (proscribed) /dəˈtɪɹ.i.eɪt/
Verb
deteriorate (third-person singular simple present deteriorates, present participle deteriorating, simple past and past participle deteriorated)
- (transitive) To make worse; to make inferior in quality or value; to impair.
- to deteriorate the mind
- 1829, Robert Southey, “(please specify the page)”, in Sir Thomas More: or, Colloquies on the Progress and Prospects of Society. […], volumes (please specify |volume=I or II), London: John Murray, […], →OCLC:
- The art of war, like every other art, ecclesiastical architecture alone excepted, was greatly deteriorated during those years of general degradation […]
- (intransitive) To grow worse; to be impaired in quality; to degenerate.
- 1947 January and February, O. S. Nock, “"The Aberdonian" in Wartime”, in Railway Magazine, page 7:
- 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.
Synonyms
- worsen
- to go off (of foods)
- nerf (gaming term)
- degenerate
- weaken
Antonyms
Related terms
Translations
make worse
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grow worse
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Italian
Verb
deteriorate
- inflection of deteriorare:
- second-person plural present indicative
- second-person plural imperative
Spanish
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