verb#8,545 by frequency
deteriorate
/dɪˈtɪə.ɹɪə.ɹeɪt/
To grow worse; to be impaired in quality; to degenerate; To make worse
- he/she/it
- deteriorates
- past participle
- deteriorated
Meanings
- 1
To grow worse; to be impaired in quality; to degenerate
His health continued to deteriorate.
Tatoeba · sundown · CC BY 2.0 FR
The situation may deteriorate at any time.
Tatoeba · CM · CC BY 2.0 FR
- 2
To make worse; to make inferior in quality or value; to impair