DETERIORATE


Meaning of DETERIORATE in English

/ dɪˈtɪəriəreɪt; NAmE -ˈtɪr-/ verb

[ v ] deteriorate (into sth) to become worse :

Her health deteriorated rapidly, and she died shortly afterwards.

deteriorating weather conditions

The discussion quickly deteriorated into an angry argument.

►  de·teri·or·ation / dɪˌtɪəriəˈreɪʃn; NAmE -ˌtɪr-/ noun [ U , C ]:

a serious deterioration in relations between the two countries

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WORD ORIGIN

late 16th cent. (in the sense make worse ): from late Latin deteriorat- worsened, from the verb deteriorare , from Latin deterior worse.

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