deteriorate

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

de·teri·or·ate [deteriorate deteriorates deteriorated deteriorating] BrE [dɪˈtɪəriəreɪt] NAmE [dɪˈtɪriəreɪt] verb intransitive
to become worse
•Her health deteriorated rapidly, and she died shortly afterwards.
•deteriorating weather conditions
•~ into sth The discussion quickly deteriorated into an angry argument.
Derived Word: ↑deterioration
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
late 16th cent. (in the sense ‘make worse’): from late Latin deteriorat- ‘worsened’, from the verb deteriorare, from Latin deterior ‘worse’.

Example Bank:
•Relations between the two countries have deteriorated further this week.
•The situation is likely to deteriorate unless something is done now.
•The unrest rapidly deteriorated into civil war.
•Her health deteriorated rapidly and she died shortly afterwards.
•The overall quality of rivers and canals has deteriorated.
•They had to cope with deteriorating weather conditions.
•sb's health/a situation/conditions/the weather/a relationship worsens/deteriorates

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  devolve, drop, degenerate
• Từ trái nghĩa / Antonyms:
  recuperate, recover, convalesce