deteriorate Definition
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deteriorate
verb
- intr
deteriorated, deteriorating
1. To grow worse.
- Thesaurus: decline, degenerate, lapse, worsen, decay, decompose, depreciate, fade, ebb, weaken, crumble; Antonym: improve.
noun
- The process of growing worse
- Thesaurus: degeneration, decline, slump, retrogression, atrophy, dilapidation, drop, descent, downturn, degradation, debasement; Antonym: improvement.
