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deteriorate |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Deteriorate \De*te"ri*o*rate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Deteriorated}; p. pr & vb n. {Deteriorating}.] [L. deterioratus p. p. of deteriorate to deteriorate, fr deterior worse, prob. a comparative fr de down away.] To make worse; to make inferior in quality or value; to impair; as to deteriorate the mind. --Whately. The art of war . . . was greatly deteriorated. --Southey. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Deteriorate \De*te"ri*o*rate\, v. i. To grow worse; to be impaired in quality; to degenerate. Under such conditions, the mind rapidly deteriorates. --Goldsmith. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: deteriorate v 1: become worse or disintegrate; "His mind deteriorated" [syn: {degenerate}] 2: grow worse; "Her condition deteriorated" [syn: {drop}, {degenerate}] [ant: {recuperate}]
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