All 3 Uses of
deteriorate
in
The Souls of Black Folk
- But with the carrying out of the crop-lien system, the deterioration of the land, and the slavery of debt, the position of the metayers has sunk to a dead level of practically unrewarded toil.†
Chpt 8deterioration = worsening; or the amount of worsening
- On the other hand, if the rent was too high, or if the land deteriorated, the result was to discourage and check the efforts of the black peasantry.†
Chpt 8 *deteriorated = became worse
- The result of such rack-rent can only be evil,—abuse and neglect of the soil, deterioration in the character of the laborers, and a widespread sense of injustice.†
Chpt 8deterioration = worsening; or the amount of worsening
Definition:
become worse