Mr. Johnson's mental faculties had begun to deteriorate; he could no longer remember the name of his pet fish.
I will deteriorate myself if I keep drinking too much.
The sunlight will deteriorate the plastic rather quickly.
The heavy rains caused the retaining wall to deteriorate.
The land was beginning to deteriorate from disuse; the weeds were overgrown and the soil was rocky and thin.
His health had deteriorated while he was in prison.
It is all very well to build a new housing, but we should also rehabilitate neighborhoods that have deteriorate through neglect.
The asphalt used to waterproof the concrete has also begun to deteriorate.
"The slow deterioration of bone can cause weakness and an inability to lift heavy objects."
Hanging out with bad friends will deteriorate anyone's ethics.His relationship with her deteriorated after he found out she was cheating on him.
The noun form for the verb to deteriorate is deterioration.
After the dead body has been buried for a while it begins to decompose or deteriorate. Lots of things can decompose in a long amount of time.
Lightening was the probable cause of the power shutdown. It is probable that the economic situation will deteriorate. I think lightening is the cause of the bad power .