deteriorate
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de·te·ri·o·rate
(dĭ-tîr′ē-ə-rāt′)v. de·te·ri·o·rat·ed, de·te·ri·o·rat·ing, de·te·ri·o·rates
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.
de·te′ri·o·ra′tion n.
de·te′ri·o·ra′tive adj.
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deteriorate
(dɪˈtɪərɪəˌreɪt)vb
1. to make or become worse or lower in quality, value, character, etc; depreciate
2. (intr) to wear away or disintegrate
[C16: from Late Latin dēteriōrāre, from Latin dēterior worse]
deˌterioˈration n
deˈteriorative adj
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de•te•ri•o•rate
(dɪˈtɪər i əˌreɪt)v.t., v.i. -rat•ed, -rat•ing.
1. to make or become worse or inferior in character, quality, value, etc.
2. to disintegrate or wear away.
[1565–75; < Late Latin dēteriōrātus, past participle of dēteriōrāre to make worse]
de•te`ri•o•ra′tion, n.
de•te′ri•o•ra`tive, adj.
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deteriorate
Past participle: deteriorated
Gerund: deteriorating
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| Verb | 1. | deteriorate - become worse or disintegrate; "His mind deteriorated" go to pot, go to the dogs - become ruined; "His business went to pot when economy soured" |
| 2. | deteriorate - grow worse; "Her condition deteriorated"; "Conditions in the slums degenerated"; "The discussion devolved into a shouting match" fatigue, jade, tire, weary, pall - lose interest or become bored with something or somebody; "I'm so tired of your mother and her complaints about my food" |
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deteriorate
verb
1. decline, worsen, degenerate, fall, fail, drop, slip, sink, slide, slump, degrade, depreciate, go downhill, go to the dogs (informal), go down the tubes (informal), go to pot, go to rack and ruin There are fears that the situation may deteriorate.
decline improve, advance, get better, ameliorate
decline improve, advance, get better, ameliorate
2. disintegrate, rot, decay, spoil, fade, break down, go off, weaken, crumble, fall apart, perish, ebb, degenerate, decompose, go bad, wear away, putrefy, retrogress X-rays are used to prevent fresh food from deteriorating.
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deteriorate
verb1. To become lower in quality, character, or condition:
2. To lose strength or power:
Informal: fizzle (out).
Idioms: go downhill, hit the skids.
3. To become or cause to become rotten or unsound:
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Translations
يَتَدَهْوَرُيُتْلِف، يُفْسِد
horšit sezhoršit se
blive værreforringesforværre
heikentäähuonontua
propadati
hraka, versna
悪化する
악화시키다
blogėjimaspablogėjimasprastėjimasprastėtisuprastėjimas
pasliktinātpasliktināties
poslabšati se
försämras
เสื่อมโทรม
xấu đi
deteriorate
[dɪˈtɪərɪəreɪt] VI [work, situation, weather, condition] → empeorar; [health] → empeorar, deteriorarse; [materials, building, relationship] → deteriorarsehe was worried about her deteriorating health → le preocupaba que cada vez estuviera peor de salud
the meeting deteriorated into a free-for-all → la reunión degeneró en una pelea
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
deteriorate
[dɪˈtɪəriəreɪt] vi [health, economy, situation, relationship] → se détériorer, se dégrader; [weather] → se gâter, se dégraderCollins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
deteriorate
vi → sich verschlechtern; (materials) → verderben; (species) → entarten; (morals, brickwork) → verfallen
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
deteriorate
(diˈtiəriəreit) verb to grow worse. His work has deteriorated recently.
deˌterioˈration nounKernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
deteriorate
→ يَتَدَهْوَرُ zhoršit se forværre verschlechtern (sich) επιδεινώνω deteriorarse huonontua détériorer propadati deteriorare 悪化する 악화시키다 verslechteren forverre pogorszyć deteriorar портиться försämras เสื่อมโทรม kötülemek xấu đi 恶化Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
deteriorate
v. deteriorar, desmejorar; deteriorarse; desmejorarse.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
deteriorate
vi (condition of patient) empeorar; (substance) deteriorarseEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.