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deteriorate
de·te·ri·o·rate D0170200 (dĭ-tîr′ē-ə-rāt′)v. de·te·ri·o·rat·ed, de·te·ri·o·rat·ing, de·te·ri·o·rates v.tr. To diminish or impair in quality, character, or value: Time and neglect had deteriorated the property.v.intr.1. To grow worse; degenerate: The weather deteriorated overnight.2. To weaken or disintegrate; decay: The nation's highways are deteriorating at a rapid pace.
[Late Latin dēteriōrāre, dēteriōrāt-, from Latin dēterior, worse; see de- in Indo-European roots.]
de·te′ri·o·ra′tion n.de·te′ri·o·ra′tive adj.deteriorate (dɪˈtɪərɪəˌreɪt) vb1. to make or become worse or lower in quality, value, character, etc; depreciate2. (intr) to wear away or disintegrate[C16: from Late Latin dēteriōrāre, from Latin dēterior worse] deˌterioˈration n deˈteriorative adjde•te•ri•o•rate (dɪˈtɪər i əˌreɪt)
v.t., v.i. -rat•ed, -rat•ing. 1. to make or become worse or inferior in character, quality, value, etc. 2. to disintegrate or wear away. [1565–75; < Late Latin dēteriōrātus, past participle of dēteriōrāre to make worse] de•te`ri•o•ra′tion, n. de•te′ri•o•ra`tive, adj. deteriorate
Past participle: deteriorated
Gerund: deteriorating
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| deteriorate | | deteriorate |
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| I deteriorate | | you deteriorate | | he/she/it deteriorates | | we deteriorate | | you deteriorate | | they deteriorate |
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| I deteriorated | | you deteriorated | | he/she/it deteriorated | | we deteriorated | | you deteriorated | | they deteriorated |
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| I am deteriorating | | you are deteriorating | | he/she/it is deteriorating | | we are deteriorating | | you are deteriorating | | they are deteriorating |
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| I have deteriorated | | you have deteriorated | | he/she/it has deteriorated | | we have deteriorated | | you have deteriorated | | they have deteriorated |
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| I was deteriorating | | you were deteriorating | | he/she/it was deteriorating | | we were deteriorating | | you were deteriorating | | they were deteriorating |
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| I had deteriorated | | you had deteriorated | | he/she/it had deteriorated | | we had deteriorated | | you had deteriorated | | they had deteriorated |
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| I will deteriorate | | you will deteriorate | | he/she/it will deteriorate | | we will deteriorate | | you will deteriorate | | they will deteriorate |
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| I will have deteriorated | | you will have deteriorated | | he/she/it will have deteriorated | | we will have deteriorated | | you will have deteriorated | | they will have deteriorated |
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| I will be deteriorating | | you will be deteriorating | | he/she/it will be deteriorating | | we will be deteriorating | | you will be deteriorating | | they will be deteriorating |
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| I have been deteriorating | | you have been deteriorating | | he/she/it has been deteriorating | | we have been deteriorating | | you have been deteriorating | | they have been deteriorating |
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| I will have been deteriorating | | you will have been deteriorating | | he/she/it will have been deteriorating | | we will have been deteriorating | | you will have been deteriorating | | they will have been deteriorating |
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| I had been deteriorating | | you had been deteriorating | | he/she/it had been deteriorating | | we had been deteriorating | | you had been deteriorating | | they had been deteriorating |
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| I would deteriorate | | you would deteriorate | | he/she/it would deteriorate | | we would deteriorate | | you would deteriorate | | they would deteriorate |
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| I would have deteriorated | | you would have deteriorated | | he/she/it would have deteriorated | | we would have deteriorated | | you would have deteriorated | | they would have deteriorated |
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | deteriorate - become worse or disintegrate; "His mind deteriorated"go to pot, go to the dogs - become ruined; "His business went to pot when economy soured"decay, dilapidate, crumble - fall into decay or ruin; "The unoccupied house started to decay"wear off, wear thin, wear down, wear out, wear - deteriorate through use or stress; "The constant friction wore out the cloth" | | 2. | deteriorate - grow worse; "Her condition deteriorated"; "Conditions in the slums degenerated"; "The discussion devolved into a shouting match"degenerate, devolve, dropfatigue, jade, tire, weary, pall - lose interest or become bored with something or somebody; "I'm so tired of your mother and her complaints about my food"languish, fade - become feeble; "The prisoner has be languishing for years in the dungeon"rot, waste - become physically weaker; "Political prisoners are wasting away in many prisons all over the world"decline, worsen - grow worse; "Conditions in the slum worsened"convalesce, recover, recuperate - get over an illness or shock; "The patient is recuperating" |
deteriorateverb1. decline, worsen, degenerate, fall, fail, drop, slip, sink, slide, slump, degrade, depreciate, go downhill, go to the dogs (informal), go down the tubes (informal), go to pot, go to rack and ruin There are fears that the situation may deteriorate.
decline improve, advance, get better, ameliorate2. disintegrate, rot, decay, spoil, fade, break down, go off, weaken, crumble, fall apart, perish, ebb, degenerate, decompose, go bad, wear away, putrefy, retrogress X-rays are used to prevent fresh food from deteriorating.deteriorateverb1. To become lower in quality, character, or condition:atrophy, decline, degenerate, descend, retrograde, sink, worsen.Idioms: go bad, go to pot, go to seed , go to the dogs.2. To lose strength or power:decline, degenerate, fade, fail, flag, languish, sink, wane, waste (away), weaken.Informal: fizzle (out).Idioms: go downhill, hit the skids.3. To become or cause to become rotten or unsound:break down, decay, decompose, disintegrate, molder, putrefy, rot, spoil, taint, turn.Idioms: go bad, go to pot, go to seed.Translationsdeteriorate (diˈtiəriəreit) verb to grow worse. His work has deteriorated recently. 惡化，變壞 恶化，变坏 deˌterioˈration noun 惡化 恶化EncyclopediaSeeDeteriorationdeteriorate
de·te·ri·o·rate (dĭ-tîr′ē-ə-rāt′)v.1. To grow worse in function or condition.2. To weaken or disintegrate.Patient discussion about deteriorateQ. my mother have stem replacement for a coronary artery oclusion is already 2 years she physically deteriorating since surgery why???? please help she does not have energyA. I agree with Dagmar. It can be most likely caused by another occlusion or re-occlusion inside the heart blood vessels. Since that is a life-threatening case, I strongly suggest you to bring your mother into a hospital (for complete check up), or just call your cardiologist to have first treatment.
Meanwhile, that will be better if you have emergency oxygen (just in case you'll need it) with you.
More discussions about deterioratedeteriorate
Synonyms for deteriorateverb declineSynonyms- decline
- worsen
- degenerate
- fall
- fail
- drop
- slip
- sink
- slide
- slump
- degrade
- depreciate
- go downhill
- go to the dogs
- go down the tubes
- go to pot
- go to rack and ruin
Antonyms- improve
- advance
- get better
- ameliorate
verb disintegrateSynonyms- disintegrate
- rot
- decay
- spoil
- fade
- break down
- go off
- weaken
- crumble
- fall apart
- perish
- ebb
- degenerate
- decompose
- go bad
- wear away
- putrefy
- retrogress
Synonyms for deteriorateverb to become lower in quality, character, or conditionSynonyms- atrophy
- decline
- degenerate
- descend
- retrograde
- sink
- worsen
verb to lose strength or powerSynonyms- decline
- degenerate
- fade
- fail
- flag
- languish
- sink
- wane
- waste
- weaken
- fizzle
verb to become or cause to become rotten or unsoundSynonyms- break down
- decay
- decompose
- disintegrate
- molder
- putrefy
- rot
- spoil
- taint
- turn
Synonyms for deteriorateverb become worse or disintegrateRelated Words- go to pot
- go to the dogs
- decay
- dilapidate
- crumble
- wear off
- wear thin
- wear down
- wear out
- wear
verb grow worseSynonymsRelated Words- fatigue
- jade
- tire
- weary
- pall
- languish
- fade
- rot
- waste
- decline
- worsen
Antonyms- convalesce
- recover
- recuperate
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