DETERIORATE
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De*te"ri*o*rate (d&euptack_;*t&ē;"rĭ*&ouptack_;*r&ā;t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Deteriorated (d&euptack_;*t&ē;"rĭ*&ouptack_;*r&ā;`tĕd); p. pr. & vb. n. Deteriorating (d&euptack_;*t&ē;"rĭ*&ouptack_;*r&ā;`tĭng).] [L. deterioratus, p. p. of deteriorare to deteriorate, fr. deterior worse, prob. a comparative fr. de down, away.] To make worse; to make inferior in quality or value; to impair; as, to deteriorate the mind. Whately.
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The art of war . . . was greatly deteriorated.
Southey.
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de*te"ri*o*rate (d&euptack_;*t&ē;"rĭ*&ouptack_;*r&ā;t), v. i. To grow worse; to be impaired in quality; to degenerate.
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Under such conditions, the mind rapidly deteriorates.
Goldsmith.
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