deteriorating


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.