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Definition of: deteriorate

(di·tir′ē·ə·rāt′) v.t. & v.i. ·rat·ed, ·rat·ing
To make or become worse; reduce in quality, value, etc.; degenerate. See synonyms under CORRUPT, IMPAIR. [<L deterioratus, pp. of deteriorare <deterior worse]
—de·te′ri·o·ra′tion noun
—de·te′ri·o·ra′tive adjective

Most often used phrases:

deteriorate rapidly
deteriorate due
rapidly deteriorate
conditions deteriorate
gradually deteriorate
deteriorate quickly
quickly deteriorate
eventually deteriorate
slowly deteriorate
deteriorate faster
don t deteriorate
condition deteriorate
situation deteriorate
things deteriorate
articles deteriorate

'deteriorate' used in domains:

deteriorated.com
deteriorates882.com
deteriorate.com

Statistical data

"deteriorate" has the frequency of use of 0.0002% on city-data.com forum

"deteriorate" has the frequency of use of 0.0001% on en.wikipedia.org.

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