deteriorate

Pronunciation: /dɪˈtɪə.ɹɪə.ɹeɪt/

The English word “deteriorate” has 2 meanings listed here.

verb

To make worse; to make inferior in quality or value; to impair.
To grow worse; to be impaired in quality; to degenerate.

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Late Latin dēteriorātus, perfect passive participle of Late Latin dēteriorō (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), further from Latin dēterior (“worse”). Cognate with French détériorer.

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