deteriorate

de·te·ri·o·rate

 (dĭ-tîr′ē-ə-rāt′)

v. de·te·ri·o·rat·ed, de·te·ri·o·rat·ing, de·te·ri·o·rates

v.tr.

To diminish or impair in quality, character, or value: Time and neglect had deteriorated the property.

v.intr.

1. To grow worse; degenerate: The weather deteriorated overnight.

2. To weaken or disintegrate; decay: The nation's highways are deteriorating at a rapid pace.

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[Late Latin dēteriōrāre, dēteriōrāt-, from Latin dēterior, worse; see de- in Indo-European roots.]

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de·te′ri·o·ra′tion n.

de·te′ri·o·ra′tive adj.

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deteriorate

(dɪˈtɪərɪəˌreɪt)

vb

1. to make or become worse or lower in quality, value, character, etc; depreciate

2. (intr) to wear away or disintegrate

[C16: from Late Latin dēteriōrāre, from Latin dēterior worse]

deˌterioˈration n

deˈteriorative adj

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de•te•ri•o•rate

(dɪˈtɪər i əˌreɪt)

v.t., v.i. -rat•ed, -rat•ing.

1. to make or become worse or inferior in character, quality, value, etc.

2. to disintegrate or wear away.

[1565–75; < Late Latin dēteriōrātus, past participle of dēteriōrāre to make worse]

de•te`ri•o•ra′tion, n.

de•te′ri•o•ra`tive, adj.

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deteriorate

Past participle: deteriorated
Gerund: deteriorating

Imperative

deteriorate

deteriorate

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Thesaurus

Verb	1.	deteriorate - become worse or disintegrate; "His mind deteriorated" go to pot, go to the dogs - become ruined; "His business went to pot when economy soured" decay, dilapidate, crumble - fall into decay or ruin; "The unoccupied house started to decay" wear off, wear thin, wear down, wear out, wear - deteriorate through use or stress; "The constant friction wore out the cloth"
	2.	deteriorate - grow worse; "Her condition deteriorated"; "Conditions in the slums degenerated"; "The discussion devolved into a shouting match" degenerate, devolve, drop fatigue, jade, tire, weary, pall - lose interest or become bored with something or somebody; "I'm so tired of your mother and her complaints about my food" languish, fade - become feeble; "The prisoner has be languishing for years in the dungeon" rot, waste - become physically weaker; "Political prisoners are wasting away in many prisons all over the world" decline, worsen - grow worse; "Conditions in the slum worsened" convalesce, recover, recuperate - get over an illness or shock; "The patient is recuperating"

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deteriorate

verb

1. decline, worsen, degenerate, fall, fail, drop, slip, sink, slide, slump, degrade, depreciate, go downhill, go to the dogs (informal), go down the tubes (informal), go to pot, go to rack and ruin There are fears that the situation may deteriorate.
decline improve, advance, get better, ameliorate

2. disintegrate, rot, decay, spoil, fade, break down, go off, weaken, crumble, fall apart, perish, ebb, degenerate, decompose, go bad, wear away, putrefy, retrogress X-rays are used to prevent fresh food from deteriorating.

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deteriorate

verb

1. To become lower in quality, character, or condition:

atrophy, decline, degenerate, descend, retrograde, sink, worsen.

Idioms: go bad, go to pot, go to seed , go to the dogs.

2. To lose strength or power:

decline, degenerate, fade, fail, flag, languish, sink, wane, waste (away), weaken.

Informal: fizzle (out).

Idioms: go downhill, hit the skids.

3. To become or cause to become rotten or unsound:

break down, decay, decompose, disintegrate, molder, putrefy, rot, spoil, taint, turn.

Idioms: go bad, go to pot, go to seed.

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Translations

يَتَدَهْوَرُيُتْلِف، يُفْسِد

horšit sezhoršit se

blive værreforringesforværre

verschlechtern

επιδεινώνω

deteriorarseempeorar

heikentäähuonontua

détériorer

propadati

hraka, versna

deteriorarepeggiorarealterarsideterioramento

悪化する

악화시키다

blogėjimaspablogėjimasprastėjimasprastėtisuprastėjimas

pasliktinātpasliktināties

verslechterenmaken

bli dårligereforringeforverrenedbryteødelegge

pogorszyć

deteriorar

портитьсяухудшиться

poslabšati se

försämras

เสื่อมโทรม

kötülemekkötüleşmek

xấu đi

恶化变坏

deteriorate

[dɪˈtɪərɪəreɪt] VI [work, situation, weather, condition] → empeorar; [health] → empeorar, deteriorarse; [materials, building, relationship] → deteriorarse
he was worried about her deteriorating health → le preocupaba que cada vez estuviera peor de salud
the meeting deteriorated into a free-for-all → la reunión degeneró en una pelea

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deteriorate

[dɪˈtɪəriəreɪt] vi [health, economy, situation, relationship] → se détériorer, se dégrader; [weather] → se gâter, se dégrader

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

deteriorate

vi → sich verschlechtern; (materials) → verderben; (species) → entarten; (morals, brickwork) → verfallen

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deteriorate

[dɪˈtɪərɪəˌreɪt] vi → deteriorarsi

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deteriorate

(diˈtiəriəreit) verb

to grow worse. His work has deteriorated recently. agteruitgaan يُتْلِف، يُفْسِد влошавам deteriorar (z)horšit se verschlechtern blive værre; forringes χειροτερεύωdeteriorar halvenema بدتر شدن؛ کیفیت خود را از دست دادن heikentyä détériorer לְהִדַרדֵר , לְהִידַרדֶר बिगड़ना pogoršati, opadati (meg)romlik memburuk hraka, versna deteriorare, deteriorarsi 悪化する 악화되다 blogėti, prastėti pasliktināt; pasliktināties merosot verslechterenforringe, bli dårligere, tape i kvalitet pogarszać się ويجاړول، ناوړه كول، خرابول له اصلى حال نه اړول، خرابېدل، ناوړه كېدل deteriorar a (se) deteriora ухудшаться zhoršiť sa poslabšati se pogoršati se försämras ทำให้ทรุดโทรม; ทำให้เลวลง kötüleşmek 惡化，變壞 погіршувати(ся); псувати(ся) خراب ہونا xấu đi 恶化，变坏

deˌterioˈration noun

agteruitgang إتراف، إفْساد، إضْرار влошаване deterioração zhoršení die Verschlechterung forværring; forringelse επιδείνωσηdeterioro halvenemine پسرفت؛ بدتر شدن heikentyminen détérioration הִידַרדרוּת बिगाड़ pogoršanje, opadanje elrontás; (meg)romlás kemerosotan hnignun deterioramento 悪化 악화 (pa)blogėjimas, (su)prastėjimas pasliktināšanās; nolietošanās kemerosotan verslechteringforringelse, svekkelse, tilbakegangpogorszenie ، خرابېدل deterioração deteriorare ухудшение zhoršenie poslabšanje pogoršanje försämring การเสื่อมลง bozulma 惡化 погіршення; псування ابتری sự làm xấu đi 恶化

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deteriorate

→ يَتَدَهْوَرُ zhoršit se forværre verschlechtern (sich) επιδεινώνω deteriorarse huonontua détériorer propadati deteriorare 悪化する 악화시키다 verslechteren forverre pogorszyć deteriorar портиться försämras เสื่อมโทรม kötülemek xấu đi 恶化

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deteriorate

v. deteriorar, desmejorar; deteriorarse; desmejorarse.

English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

deteriorate

vi (condition of patient) empeorar; (substance) deteriorarse

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