How do you spell Deteriorate?
Correct spelling
deteriorate
DETERIOR + ATE.
Why is deteriorate spelled this way?
From Latin deteriorare, to make worse. DETERIOR (worse). To deteriorate is to become worse — decline measured in the growing distance from what was.
Common misspellings of deteriorate
deterioatedeterioraitdetereoratedeterriorate
Example
The building began to deteriorate.