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Deteriorate
deteriorate
(deteriorates, deteriorating, deteriorated) If something deteriorates, it becomes worse in some way. There are fears that the situation might deteriorate into full-scale war... ? improve VERB: V • deterioration ...concern about the rapid deterioration in relations between the two countries. ? improvement N-UNCOUNT
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verb (-rated; -rating) Etymology: Late Latin deterioratus, past participle of deteriorare, from Latin deterior worse, from de- + -ter (suffix as in Latin uter which of two) + -ior (comparative suffix) — more at whether, -er Date: 1572 transitive verb 1. to make inferior in quality or value ; impair 2. disintegrate intransitive verb to become impaired in quality, functioning, or condition ; degenerate allowed a tradition of academic excellence to ~ his health ~d • deteriorative adjective ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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v.tr. & intr. make or become bad or worse (food deteriorates in hot weather; his condition deteriorated after the operation). Derivatives deterioration n. deteriorative adj. Etymology: LL deteriorare deteriorat- f. L deterior worse ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. ухудшать, портить to deteriorate the value of smth. —- снижать ценность чего-л. 2. ухудшаться, портиться art was deteriorating —- искусство приходило в упадок 3. вырождаться 4. разрушаться; ветшать ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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~ v 1 to become worse (deteriorating health | Relations between the two countries have since deteriorated.) 2 + into) to develop into a bad or unpleasant situation (The meeting soon deteriorated into a fight.) - deterioration n ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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- 1572, from L.L. deterioratus, pp. of deteriorare "get worse," from L. deterior "worse," contrastive of *deter "bad, lower," from de- "down." Originally transitive in Eng., intransitive sense is from 1758. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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