deteriorar — meaning in English
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English meaning
- decay verb To rot or gradually break down, especially of organic matter.
- deteriorate verb To get worse in quality or condition.
- dilapidate verb To cause to become ruined or put into disrepair.
- impair verb To weaken; to affect negatively; to have a diminishing effect on.
Senses
deteriorar is used for these senses in English:
- decay (intransitive) To deteriorate, to get worse, to lose strength or health, to decline in quality.
- dilapidate (transitive) To cause to become ruined or put into disrepair.
- impair (transitive) To weaken; to affect negatively; to have a diminishing effect on.
decay — full definition
- verb To rot or gradually break down, especially of organic matter.
- verb To decline gradually in quality, strength, or condition.
- noun The process or result of rotting or gradual deterioration.
- noun In physics, the process by which an unstable atomic nucleus or particle breaks down over time.
deteriorate — full definition
- verb To get worse in quality or condition.
- verb To make something worse.