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deteriorate
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- He deteriorated rapidly after the surgery, and his kidneys began to fail.†
p. 31.8 *deteriorated = became worse
- Ebola virus destroyed an animal's internal organs, and the carcass deteriorated abruptly after death.†
p. 60.6
- After death, the cadaver suddenly deteriorates: the internal organs, having been dead or partially dead for days, have already begun to dissolve, and a sort of shock-related meltdown occurs.†
p. 108.9deteriorates = becomes worse
- He knew the work would keep him up most of the night, but it had to be done immediately, before the blood serum deteriorated.†
p. 132.9deteriorated = became worse
- When an animal began showing signs of anorexia, its condition deteriorated rapidly.†
p. 171.3
- Dalgard hurried over to the monkey house, where he found that the situation had deteriorated suddenly.†
p. 177.8
Definitions:
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(1)
(deteriorate) become worse
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)