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▪ I. deterior, a. rare.|dɪˈtɪərɪə(r)|
[a. L. dēterior worse, meaner, poorer, compar. of an obs. adj. *dēter, f. dē down.]
Inferior in quality, worse.
1839Bailey Festus (1848) 64/2 Some of downward and deterior lot.
▪ II. † deˈterior, v. Obs.
[a. F. détériorer (1411 in Hatz.-Darm.), L. dēteriōrāre to make worse, f. dēterior: see prec.]
trans. To make worse, deteriorate.
1646Bp. Maxwell Burd. Issach. in Phenix (1708) II. 270 He will..deterior his condition. |