Past tense of deteriorate

Forms of deteriorate

Deteriorated in a sentence

• During this fine run through Fife the weather had deteriorated rapidly, and as we passed Wormit and came onto the Tay Bridge heavy rain clouds were piled over the sea.1947 January and February, O. S. Nock, “"The Aberdonian" in Wartime”, in Railway Magazine, page 7
• It was turning into an abysmal afternoon for Newcastle and it deteriorated further when Tiote saw red for his challenge on Jon Ashton.2011 January 8, Paul Fletcher, “Stevenage 3 - 1 Newcastle”, in BBC Sport, archived from the original on 29 Feb 2012
• However, the hardrock concrete at the ends of the bridge is badly cracked and deteriorated.1993, Better Roads - Volume 63, page 36. From the entry hardrock
• Relations deteriorated even further in mid-August when the Chinese engaged in the bravado of military exercises in the Taiwan Straits.2003, Hillary Rodham Clinton, “Women's Rights Are Human Rights”, in Living History, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 300. From the entry Taiwan Straits
• Traditional restoration of an original paint scheme would have involved stripping all of the alligatored and deteriorated exterior paint.1998, Valérie Dorge, F. Carey Howlett, Painted wood: history and conservation. From the entry alligatored

Meaning of deteriorate

1. verb To make worse; to make inferior in quality or value; to impair.
2. verb To grow worse; to be impaired in quality; to degenerate.

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Questions about the past tense of deteriorate

What is the past tense of deteriorate?

The past tense of deteriorate is deteriorated.

What is the past participle of deteriorate?

The past participle of deteriorate is deteriorated.

Is deteriorate a regular or irregular verb?

Deteriorate is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.