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deteriorate
1. v. To make worse; to make inferior in quality or value; to impair.
to deteriorate the mind
2. v. (intransitive) To grow worse; to be impaired in quality; to degenerate.

Example Sentences

But even though all those involved agreed she would deteriorate in hospital, she was left there.

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