- 1. v. t. To make worse; to make inferior in quality or value; to impair; as, to deteriorate the mind. Source: opted
- 2. v. i. To grow worse; to be impaired in quality; to degenerate. Source: opted
- 3. v. become worse or disintegrate Source: wordnet
- 4. v. grow progressively worse Source: wordnet
- 5. To make worse; to make inferior in quality or value; to impair; as, to deteriorate the mind. Whately. The art of war . . . was greatly deteriorated. Southey. To grow worse; to be impaired in quality; to degenerate. Under such conditions, the mind rapidly deteriorates. Goldsmith. Source: webster
- 6. To make worse; to make inferior in quality or value; to impair;as, to deteriorate the mind. Whately.The art of war . . . was greatly deteriorated. Southey. Source: adambom
- 7. v:100 v. become worse or disintegrate Source: ecdict
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