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deteriorates
 
Verb deteriorate has 2 senses
  1. deteriorate - become worse or disintegrate; "His mind deteriorated"
    --1 is one way to     decay, crumble, delapidate
    Derived forms: noun deterioration1, noun deterioration2
    Sample sentence:
    Something ----s
  2. devolve, deteriorate, drop, degenerate - grow worse; "Her condition deteriorated"; "Conditions in the slums degenerated"; "The discussion devolved into a shouting match"
    --2 is one way to worsen, decline
    Antonyms: recuperate, recover, convalesce
    Derived forms: noun deterioration1, noun deterioration2
    Sample sentences:
    Something ----s
    Somebody ----s
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