Definition of 'deteriorate'
Word forms: 3rd person singular present tense deteriorates
, present participle deteriorating
, past tense, past participle deteriorated
verb
If something deteriorates, it becomes worse in some way.
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deteriorate in British English
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Derived forms
deterioration (deˌterioˈration) noun
deteriorative (deˈteriorative)
adjective
Word origin
C16: from Late Latin dēteriōrāre, from Latin dēterior worse
Word Frequency
deteriorate in American English
verb transitive, verb intransitiveWord forms: deˈterioˌrated or deˈterioˌrating
to make or become worse; lower in quality or value; depreciate
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Derived forms
deterioration (deˌterioˈration)
noun
Word origin
< LL deterioratus, pp. of deteriorare, to make worse < L deterior, worse, inferior < *deter, below < de-, from + -ter, compar. suffix
Word Frequency
deteriorate in American English
(dɪˈtɪəriəˌreit)
transitive verb or intransitive verbWord forms: -rated, -rating
SYNONYMS 1. degenerate, decline, worsen.1.
to make or become worse or inferior in character, quality, value, etc
2.
to disintegrate or wear away
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Derived forms
deteriorative adjective
Word origin
[1565–75; ‹ LL dēteriōrātus made worse (ptp. of dēteriōrāre), equiv. to L dēterior worse (dē from + -ter- formative in adjs. of spatial orientation (cf. exterior, interior) + -ior comp. suffix) + -ātus -ate1]Examples of 'deteriorate' in a sentence
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deteriorate
British English: deteriorate
/dɪˈtɪərɪəˌreɪt/ VERB
If something deteriorates, it becomes worse.
His health steadily deteriorated.
- American English: deteriorate /dɪˈtɪəriəreɪt/
- Arabic: يَتَدَهْوَرُ
- Brazilian Portuguese: deteriorar
- Chinese: 恶化
- Croatian: propadati
- Czech: zhoršit se
- Danish: forværre
- Dutch: verslechteren
- European Spanish: deteriorarse
- Finnish: huonontua
- French: détériorer
- German: verschlechtern (sich)
- Greek: επιδεινώνω
- Italian: deteriorare
- Japanese: 悪化する
- Korean: 악화시키다
- Norwegian: forverre
- Polish: pogorszyć
- European Portuguese: deteriorar
- Romanian: a deteriora
- Russian: портиться
- Latin American Spanish: deteriorarse
- Swedish: försämras
- Thai: แย่ลง, เสื่อมลง
- Turkish: kötülemek
- Ukrainian: погіршуватися
- Vietnamese: xấu đi
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