Written by Dustin Berlin. As a student, there are many factors to consider when selecting a school, and accreditation is one factor that should not be overlooked. The goal of accreditation is to ensure that institutions of higher education meet acceptable levels of quality. Accreditation increases the value of your education, impacts your opportunities for federal student aid, affects future employment, and determines whether your work is accepted by other academic institutions.
Hurtful noxious destructive pernicious as a deleterious plant or high quality a deleterious instance. 1  damaging to residing things. 2  Hurtful; noxious; destructive; pernicious; since, a deleterious plant or quality; a deleterious instance.
Full Definition of DETERIORATE. transitive verb. 1. : to make inferior in quality or value: impair. 2. : disintegrate. intransitive verb. â deÂ·teÂ·riÂ·oÂ·raÂ·tive \-ËrÄ-tiv\ adjective. See deteriorate defined for English-language learners. See deteriorate defined for kids.ate Latin deterioratus, past participle of deteriorare, from Latin deterior worse, from de- + -ter (suffix as in Latin uter which of two) + -ior (comparative suffix) â more at whether, -er. First Known Use: 1572.