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  • 71Devilman — This article is about the media franchise. For other uses, see Devilman (disambiguation). Devilman Cover of Kosansha s Shōnen Magazine #25 released on June 11, 1972, featuring the first chapter of Devilman …

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  • 72deteriorate — deteriorative, adj. /di tear ee euh rayt /, v.t., v.i., deteriorated, deteriorating. 1. to make or become worse or inferior in character, quality, value, etc. 2. to disintegrate or wear away. [1565 75; < LL deterioratus made worse (ptp. of&#8230; …

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  • 73worsen — verb a) To make worse. b) To become worse; to get worse. Ant: improve …

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  • 74deteriorate — de|te|ri|o|rate [dıˈtıəriəreıt US ˈtır ] v [Date: 1500 1600; : Late Latin; Origin: deteriorare, from [i]Latin deterior worse ] 1.) to become worse ▪ Ethel s health has deteriorated. ▪ America s deteriorating economy 2.) deteriorate into sth to&#8230; …

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  • 75spiral — spi|ral1 [ spaırəl ] noun count * 1. ) a shape that looks like a set of circles inside each other, made by one line curving inside itself a ) a shape made by something that curves around a central line or post and along its length 2. ) a&#8230; …

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  • 76spiral — I UK [ˈspaɪrəl] / US noun [countable] Word forms spiral : singular spiral plural spirals * 1) a) a shape that looks like a set of circles inside each other, made by one line curving inside itself b) a shape made by something that curves around a&#8230; …

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  • 77deteriorate — [dē tir′ē ə rāt΄, ditir′ē ə rāt΄] vt., vi. deteriorated, deteriorating [&LT; LL deterioratus, pp. of deteriorare, to make worse &LT; L deterior, worse, inferior &LT; * deter, below &LT; de , from + ter, compar. suffix] to make or become worse;&#8230; …

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  • 78pejorate — ˈpejəˌrāt, ˈpēj , usu ād.+V transitive verb ( ed/ ing/ s) Etymology: Late Latin pejoratus, past participle of pejorare to become worse, make worse : to make worse : depreciate …

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  • 79pejoration — ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈrāshən noun ( s) Etymology: Medieval Latin pejoration , pejoratio, from Late Latin pejoratus (past participle of pejorare to become worse, make worse) + Latin ion , io ion : a change for the worse : depreciation; specifically …

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  • 80de|te|ri|o|rate — «dih TIHR ee uh rayt», verb, rat|ed, rat|ing. –v.i. to become worse; lessen in character, quality, or value; depreciate: »Machinery deteriorates rapidly if it is not taken care of. As the morning progressed the weather deteriorated more and more&#8230; …

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