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It is not only important, but, in a degree necessary, that the people of this country, should have an American Dictionary of the English language; for, although the body of the language is the same as in England, and it is desirable to perpetuate that sameness, yet some differences must exist. Language is the expression of ideas; and if the people of one country cannot preserve an identity of ideas, they cannot retain an identity of language. |
DETERIORATE, v.i. [L.] To grow worse; to be impaired in quality to degenerate; opposed to meliorate.
DETERIORATE, v.t. To make worse; to reduce in quality; as, to deteriorate a race of men of their condition.
To make worse; to make inferior in quality or value; to impair;
as, to deteriorate the mind.
Whately.
The art of war . . . was greatly deteriorated. Southey. To grow worse; to be impaired in quality; to
degenerate.
Under such conditions, the mind rapidly deteriorates. Goldsmith. | ||||||||