While searching our database we found 1 possible solution for the: Deteriorate crossword clue. This crossword clue was last seen on February 27 2025 Newsday Crossword puzzle. The solution we have for Deteriorate has a total of 3 letters.
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Definition
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To undergo a process common to organic substances by which
they lose the cohesion of their parts and pass through certain chemical
changes, giving off usually in some stages of the process more or less
offensive odors; to become decomposed by a natural process; to putrefy;
to decay.
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Figuratively: To perish slowly; to decay; to die; to become
corrupt.
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To make putrid; to cause to be wholly or partially
decomposed by natural processes; as, to rot vegetable fiber.
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To expose, as flax, to a process of maceration, etc., for
the purpose of separating the fiber; to ret.
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Process of rotting; decay; putrefaction.
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A disease or decay in fruits, leaves, or wood, supposed to be
caused by minute fungi. See Bitter rot, Black rot, etc., below.
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A fatal distemper which attacks sheep and sometimes other
animals. It is due to the presence of a parasitic worm in the liver or
gall bladder. See 1st Fluke, 2.
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ROT
Deteriorate
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Deteriorates like old wood
New York Times
Recent Usage in Crossword Puzzles:
Newsday Crossword, February 27 2025
Wall Street Journal Crossword, November 9 2024
The answer we have in our database for "Deteriorate" is: ROT
There are a total of 3 letters in ROT
The crossword clue "Deteriorate" was last spotted on February 27 2025
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