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USF Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary

deteriorate

Could you please tell me if this verb is good enough to be used in scientific essays as decreasing, without having the meaning of becoming worse.

e.g.(made up sentences)
Amount of oxygen in the room has been deteriorated.
The amount of oxygen in the room deteriorated into unlivable level.
  

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No. 'Deteriorated always means 'became worse'. Rover

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No. 'Deteriorated always means 'became worse'.

Rover
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I think you want "depleted".
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Thank you all, you've been very helpful.
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