deteriorate (redirected from deteriorative)

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

Verb

[-rating, -rated] to become worse [Latin deterior worse]

deterioration n

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, slump, degrade, depreciate, go downhill, go to the dogs (informal) go to pot << OPPOSITE improve

verb 2. disintegrate, decay, spoil, fade, break down, weaken, crumble, fall apart, ebb, decompose, wear away, retrogress

Translations

deteriorate [dɪˈtɪərɪəreɪt] vi → deteriorarse

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deteriorate [dɪˈtɪərɪəreɪt] vi → se détériorer, se dégrader

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deteriorate [dɪˈtɪərɪəreɪt] vi → sich verschlechtern

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deteriorate [dɪˈtɪərɪəreɪt] 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 huonontua (se) détériorer לְהִדַרדֵר @@@לְהִידַרדֶר$$$ बिगड़ना pogoršati, opadati (meg)romlik memburuk hraka, versna deteriorare, deteriorarsi 悪化する 나빠지다, 나쁘게 하다 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 huonontuminen détérioration הִידַרדרוּת बिगाड़ pogoršanje, opadanje elrontás; (meg)romlás kemerosotan hnignun deterioramento 悪化 악화, 품질 저하 (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