Definitions for deteriorate
dɪˈtɪər i əˌreɪtde·te·ri·o·rate

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. deteriorateverb

   become worse or disintegrate

   "His mind deteriorated"

2. devolve, deteriorate, drop, degenerateverb

   grow worse

   "Her condition deteriorated"; "Conditions in the slums degenerated"; "The discussion devolved into a shouting match"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. deteriorateverb

   To make worse; to make inferior in quality or value; to impair.

2. deteriorateverb

   To grow worse; to be impaired in quality; to degenerate.

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1. deteriorate

   To deteriorate means to become progressively worse or inferior in quality, condition, or value over time. It may refer to physical objects, health, relationships, or situations.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. Deteriorateverb

   to make worse; to make inferior in quality or value; to impair; as, to deteriorate the mind

2. Deteriorateverb

   to grow worse; to be impaired in quality; to degenerate

3. Etymology: [L. deterioratus, p. p. of deteriorare to deteriorate, fr. deterior worse, prob. a comparative fr. de down, away.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Deteriorate

   de-tē′ri-o-rāt, v.t. to make worse.—v.i. to grow worse.—p.adj. Detē′riorated, spoilt: of inferior quality.—n. Deteriorā′tion, the act of making worse: the state of growing worse.—adj. Detē′riorative.—n. Deterior′ity (obs.), worse state. [L. deteriorāre, -ātum, to make worse—deterior, worse—obs. deter, lower—de, down; cf. inter-ior.]

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of deteriorate in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of deteriorate in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of deteriorate in a Sentence

1. Christian Catalini:

   It is too early to say if this is a situation that will deteriorate or get worse or if the market will be able to correct itself.

2. Vonda Knox:

   I would just sit out on the porch and watch their yard, where the girls used to play, the yard began to deteriorate, and the weeds grew up. The house also deteriorated. There was just a real sense of sadness. Many people in the town would leave things on the porch and cry. And then so many people started to drive by the house and just look or take pictures. One time, I even heard somebody call Shanann’s name. I looked out and there was a man in a car yelling out for her several times. This was over a year later. But for whatever reason, he thought Chris Watts was still held up in the house or something.

3. Johnny Wowk:

   If you continue to procrastinate and hibernate your body will start to deteriorate. -Johnny The Walker

4. Samuel Issacharoff:

   This happens in every car accident case, i ’m injured today. It may turn out my back will deteriorate in five years, but I have to accept a settlement today or not.

5. Confucius:

   If language is not correct, then what is said is not what is meant; if what is said is not what is meant, then what must be done remains undone; if this remains undone, morals and art will deteriorate; if justice goes astray, the people will stand about in helpless confusion. Hence there must be no arbitrariness in what is said. This matters above everything.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=deteriorate
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Deteriorate
3. ^ ChatGPT
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4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/deteriorate
5. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=deteriorate