English to English
deteriorate
(d/I/'t/i/r/@//@/,r/eI/t
)
verb (v)
become worse or disintegrate(verb.change)
Example:
His mind deteriorated.
source: wordnet30
grow worse(verb.body)
Example:
Her condition deteriorated.
source: wordnet30
To make worse; to make inferior in quality or value; to impair; as, to deteriorate the mind.(verb)
source: webster1913
To grow worse; to be impaired in quality; to degenerate.(verb)
source: webster1913