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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1. • Decay

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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. 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.

2. Wally Adeyemo:

   When we look back a decade from now, that’ll be the moment where Russia’s economy went from one that was opening up, and it was growing and becoming more European, and where Russia’s economy started to deteriorate and started the slow decline that will make it look more like Iran’s economy a decade from now.

3. The Chilean navy:

   They are in a good state of health, a little tired. The rafts were beginning to deteriorate and that made it risky for the people to stay on board.

4. Michael Bowers:

   Over 4 million Syrians are now registered refugees in other countries, over half of those are children. As 2015 draws to a close, protection and humanitarian aid in Syria have reached a record high, and in the absence of a viable peace, the situation is expected to deteriorate and require even more sustained humanitarian support in the coming year.

5. Wendy Bigham:

   If El Nino continues and we don't have a good next harvest at around the end of this year, then the situation will quickly deteriorate and we will see many families falling into a (food) crisis situation. The outlook isn't good.

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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