Meaning & use
Deteriorates
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Becomes progressively worse in condition or quality.
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Untreated wood deteriorates quickly when exposed to rain.
His health deteriorates further each winter.
A note on using this word
From Latin "deterior," meaning "worse," the same root that gives English "deteriorate" its sense of decline.
Words with a similar meaning
declinesworsens
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Words with an opposite meaning
improves
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