Definition of Deteriorate

to lessen in value or ability

Examples of Deteriorate in a sentence

Since Jan stopped attending piano practice, her playing skill has started to deteriorate.  🔊

Because Pam drank in excess for many years, her liver started to deteriorate when she reached the age of fifty.  🔊

The value of your car begins to deteriorate as soon as you drive the vehicle off the lot.  🔊

It was hard for me to watch my mother deteriorate when the cancer cells invaded her body.  🔊

I asked the doctor if he knew why my health had begun to deteriorate.  🔊

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