De‐te″ri‐o‐rate (dē̍‐tē″rĭ‐ō̍‐rāt), v. i. To grow worse; to be impaired in quality; to degenerate.
Under such conditions, the mind rapidly deteriorates. Goldsmith.
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Webster's Dictionary 1913
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.