deteriorate (redirected from deteriorates)

de·te·ri·o·rate  (d-tîr--rt)

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. His health had deteriorated while he was in prison.

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

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[Late Latin dterirre, dterirt-, from Latin dterior, worse; see de- in Indo-European roots.]

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de·teri·o·ration n.

de·teri·o·rative 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

[from Late Latin dēteriōrāre, from Latin dēterior worse]

deterioration  n

deteriorative  adj

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.

Translations

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

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deteriorate

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

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deteriorate [dɪˈtɪərɪəˌreɪt] vi → deteriorarsi

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deteriorate [dɪˈtɪərɪəˌreɪt] vi → deteriorarsi

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deteriorate

v deteriorate [diˈtiəriəreit]

to grow worse His work has deteriorated recently. agteruitgaan يُتْلِف، يُفْسِد влошавам (z)horšit se blive værre; forringes verschlechtern χειροτερεύω deteriorar(se) halvenema بدتر شدن؛ کیفیت خود را از دست دادن heikentyä (se) détériorer לְהִדַרדֵר @@@לְהִידַרדֶר$$$ बिगड़ना pogoršati, opadati (meg)romlik memburuk hraka, versna deteriorare, deteriorarsi 悪化する 악화되다 blogėti, prastėti pasliktināt; pasliktināties merosot verslechteren forringe, bli dårligere, tape i kvalitet pogarszać się 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

n deˌterioˈration

agteruitgang إتراف، إفْساد، إضْرار влошаване zhoršení forværring; forringelse die Verschlechterung επιδείνωση deterioro 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 verslechtering forringelse, svekkelse, tilbakegang pogorszenie (się) 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 → يَفْسَد zhoršit (se) forværre verschlechtern (sich) επιδεινώνω deteriorarse huonontua détériorer propadati deteriorare 悪化する 악화시키다 verslechteren forverre pogorszyć deteriorar ухудшать försämras เสื่อมโทรม kötülemek xấu đi 恶化