Deteriorate | Mean of deteriorate in English Dictionary
/dɪˈtirijəˌreɪt/
- Verb
- to become worse as time passes
- The weather gradually deteriorated [=worsened] as the day went on.
- Her health continues to deteriorate. [=decline]
- efforts to save a deteriorating rain forest
- The disagreement deteriorated into a fight. [=the disagreement got worse and eventually became a fight]
- to make (something) worse
- Exposure to rain and sun will gradually deteriorate the paint.
Những từ liên quan với DETERIORATE
lower, disintegrate, languish, pervert, decline, regress, depreciate, lessen, degrade, sink, fail, debilitate, fade, ebb