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Deteriorate

verb

/dɪˈtɪəɹɪəɹeɪt/

Word Frequency: 1.6

Definitions

1.verbTo make worse; to make inferior in quality or value; to impair.

"to deteriorate the mind"

2.verbTo grow worse; to be impaired in quality; to degenerate.

Synonyms

degenerate go off nerf weaken worsen drop impair degrade perish suffer decay exacerbate

Antonyms

ameliorate better improve revamp

Rhymes With

elucidate articulate desolate facilitate profligate explicate deliberate delineate

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