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deteriorate
Overview of verb deteriorate
The verb deteriorate has 2 senses (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (4) deteriorate -- (become worse or disintegrate; "His mind deteriorated")
2. (2) devolve, deteriorate, drop, degenerate -- (grow worse; "Her condition deteriorated"; "Conditions in the slums degenerated"; "The discussion devolved into a shouting match")
Antonyms of verb deteriorate
1 of 2 senses of deteriorate
Sense 2
devolve, deteriorate, drop, degenerate
Antonym of recuperate (Sense 4)
=>recuperate, recover, convalesce
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb deteriorate
2 senses of deteriorate
Sense 1
deteriorate
=> decay, crumble, delapidate
=> change
Sense 2
devolve, deteriorate, drop, degenerate
=> worsen, decline
=> change state, turn
=> change
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb deteriorate
2 senses of deteriorate
Sense 1
deteriorate
=> go to pot, go to the dogs
=> wear, wear off, wear out, wear down, wear thin
Sense 2
devolve, deteriorate, drop, degenerate
=> tire, pall, weary, fatigue, jade
=> languish, fade
=> waste, rot
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb deteriorate
2 senses of deteriorate
Sense 1
deteriorate
=> decay, crumble, delapidate
Sense 2
devolve, deteriorate, drop, degenerate
=> worsen, decline
'Cause To' of verb deteriorate
Derived Forms of verb deteriorate
2 senses of deteriorate
Sense 1
deteriorate
RELATED TO>(noun) deterioration#1
=> deterioration, impairment
RELATED TO>(noun) deterioration#2
=> deterioration, decline in quality, declension, worsening
Sense 2
devolve, deteriorate, drop, degenerate
RELATED TO>(noun) deterioration#1
=> deterioration, impairment
RELATED TO>(noun) deterioration#2
=> deterioration, decline in quality, declension, worsening
Domain of verb deteriorate
Domain Terms of verb deteriorate
Familiarity of verb deteriorate
deteriorate used as a verb is rare (polysemy count =2)
Sample Sentences of verb deteriorate
2 senses of deteriorate
Sense 1
deteriorate
*> Something ----s
Sense 2
devolve, deteriorate, drop, degenerate
*> Something ----s
*> Somebody ----s
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb deteriorate
2 senses of deteriorate
Sense 1
deteriorate
> decay, crumble, delapidate
=> deteriorate
=> corrode, rust
=> weather
=> erode, gnaw, gnaw at, eat at, wear away
=> wilt, droop
=> ruin
=> break, wear, wear out, bust, fall apart
Sense 2
devolve, deteriorate, drop, degenerate
> worsen, decline
=> inflame
=> sicken, come down
=> devolve, deteriorate, drop, degenerate
=> deprive, impoverish
=> fail
=> tumble
=> slip, drop off, drop away, fall away
=> suffer
=> suffer, lose
=> regress, retrograde, retrogress
=> turn down
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb deteriorate
Sense 1
deteriorate
=> decay, crumble, delapidate
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Sense 2
devolve, deteriorate, drop, degenerate
=> worsen, decline
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Grep of verb deteriorate
deteriorate
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