| VERB | change | deteriorate | become worse or disintegrate |
|---|---|---|---|
| body | deteriorate, devolve, drop, degenerate | grow worse |
| Sounds | dihtih'riyerey.t | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | abate ... welterweight: 559 rhymes with eyt... | |
| Meaning | Become worse or disintegrate. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s | |
| Example | "His mind deteriorated" | |
| Narrower | go to pot, go to the dogs | Become ruined |
| wear, wear off, wear out, wear down, wear thin | deteriorate through use or stress | |
| Broader | decay, crumble, dilapidate | fall into decay or ruin |
| Spanish | degenerarse, deteriorarse, deteriorar | |
| Catalan | decaure, degenerar-se, deteriorar-se, deteriorar | |
| Nouns | deterioration | process of changing to an inferior state |
| deterioration | a symptom of reduced quality or strength | |
| Meaning | Grow worse. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s | |
| Example | "Her condition deteriorated" | |
| Synonyms | devolve, drop, degenerate | |
| Narrower | languish, fade | Become feeble |
| tire, pall, weary, fatigue, jade | Lose interest or become bored with something or somebody | |
| waste, rot | Become physically weaker | |
| Broader | worsen, decline | Grow worse |
| Opposite | recuperate, recover, convalesce | get over an illness or shock |
| Spanish | degenerarse, degenerar, deteriorarse, deteriorar | |
| Catalan | degenerar-se, degenerar, deteriorar-se, deteriorar, espatllar-se, espatllar | |
| Nouns | deterioration | process of changing to an inferior state |
| deterioration | a symptom of reduced quality or strength | |
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