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Pronunciation : De*te"ri*o*rate
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [L. deterioratus, p. p. of deteriorate to deteriorate, fr. deterior worse, prob. a comparative fr. de down, away.]
Definition : Defn: 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.

t. [imp. & p. p. Deteriorated; p. pr. & vb. n. Deteriorating.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : De*te"ri*o*rate
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : Defn: To grow worse; to be impaired in quality; to degenerate. Under such conditions, the mind rapidly deteriorates. Goldsmith.

i.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913