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deteriorate
Definitions
grow worse(Verb) worsen
Usage: situation has deteriorated
to get worse
Usage: The neighborhood is deteriorating.
get worse
Usage: His condition is deteriorating.
getting worse
(Verb) to worsen or rapidly decline in state or position
(Adjective) worn out
to become less; to become worse
wear away
Usage: my left knee is deteriorating
(Verb) decline, worsen
Usage: The weather may deteriorate.
to decline in health
(Verb) break down.
Usage: My car is deteriorating before my eyes.
(Verb) fall apart, dissolve
Usage: The wall is deteriorating and we are afraid it will fall down.
(Verb) become bad
(Verb) to break down
Usage: The cancer had begun to deteriorate her skin.
(Verb) lessen
Usage: my work has deteriorated
falling apart
Usage: The road was deteriorating.
fall apart, rot
Usage: The wood has deteriorated.
(Verb) break down
(Verb) when something dissolves or rots
Usage: The material has deteriorated.
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