deteriorate
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- To deteriorate, something will slowly lose a certain value over a period of time.
- Food is kept cold in a refrigerator so it will not deteriorate or spoil.
- If something deteriorates, it gets worse.
- His attention to the teacher deteriorated as he got sleepier.
- The political situation deteriorated after the soldiers attacked the president's palace.