deteriorate

Phonetic

US /dɪˈtɪriəreɪt/UK /dɪˈtɪəriəreɪt/

Translations

VERBTo make worse; to make inferior in quality or value; to impair., To grow worse; to be impaired in quality; to degenerate.

Variants

  • deteriorates: Third Person Singular
  • deteriorating: Present Participle
  • deteriorated: Past Participle, Past Tense

Examples

  • The firm warned that it could default on its debts "if the financial performance of the group continues to deteriorate in the future"

    Source:www.bbc.com

  • 10 update: code below can deteriorate model performance

    Source:github.com

  • Chinese official concern about food appears to be rising as the nation’s dietary/ˈdaɪəteri/ needs grow and relations with the United States deteriorate/dɪˈtɪriəreɪt/.

    Source:www.nytimes.com

  • "He was in care but in later years he did deteriorate

    Source:www.bbc.com

  • As Sino-American relations deteriorate, Taiwan risks becoming a flashpoint—much as it was last year when China responded to a visit by Nancy Pelosi, the then-speaker of the House, with military drills around the island

    Source:www.economist.com

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