Definition of Detereorate
De*te"ri*o*rate
(d&esl;*tē"r&ibreve;*&osl;*rāt), v. t.
[imp. & p. p. Deteriorated (-
rā`t&ebreve;d); p. pr. & vb. n.
Deteriorating (-rā`t&ibreve;ng).] [L.
deterioratus, p. p. of deteriorare to deteriorate, fr.
deterior worse, prob. a comparative fr. de down, away.]
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.
De*te"ri*o*rate
(d&esl;*tē"r&ibreve;*&osl;*rāt), v. i.
To grow worse; to be impaired in quality; to
degenerate.
Under such conditions, the mind rapidly
deteriorates. Goldsmith.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- To make worse; to make inferior in quality or value; to impair; as, to deteriorate the mind.
- To grow worse; to be impaired in quality; to degenerate.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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