deteriorate

About 1.59 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. verb To make worse; to make inferior in quality or value; to impair.

   to deteriorate the mind

2. verb To grow worse; to be impaired in quality; to degenerate.

Similar words

degenerate drop worsen impair degrade perish suffer decay exacerbate aggravate

Often followed by

in and the into rapidly with to as further

Word family

deteriorated deteriorates deteriorating deteriorative