Meaning of deteriorate

de•te•ri•o•rate

Pronunciation: (di-tēr'ē-u-rāt"), [key]

— -rat•ed, -rat•ing.

to make or become worse or inferior in character, quality, value, etc.
to disintegrate or wear away.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

See also:

deteriorate (Thesaurus)

detergent deterioration

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