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dilapidate vs deteriorate

deteriorate vs dilapidate

dilapidate and deteriorate both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
dilapidate No No Yes No
deteriorate No No Yes No
As verbs, deteriorate is a hyponym of dilapidate; that is, deteriorate is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than dilapidate:
  • dilapidate: fall into decay or ruin
  • deteriorate: become worse or disintegrate
Other hyponyms of dilapidate include corrode, rust, weather, eat at, erode, gnaw, gnaw at, wear away, droop, wilt, ruin, break, bust, fall apart, wear, wear out.
dilapidate (verb) deteriorate (verb)
fall into decay or ruin grow progressively worse
bring into a condition of decay or partial ruin by neglect or misuse become worse or disintegrate
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