Associations to the word «Deteriorate»
Noun
Adjective
Verb
Wiktionary
DETERIORATE, verb. (transitive) To make worse; to make inferior in quality or value; to impair.
DETERIORATE, verb. (intransitive) To grow worse; to be impaired in quality; to degenerate.
Dictionary definition
DETERIORATE, verb. Become worse or disintegrate; "His mind deteriorated".
DETERIORATE, verb. Grow worse; "Her condition deteriorated"; "Conditions in the slums degenerated"; "The discussion devolved into a shouting match".
Wise words
Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary
meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.