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worsen |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Worsen \Wors"en\, v. t. 1. To make worse; to deteriorate; to impair. It is apparent that in the particular point of which we have been conversing, their condition is greatly worsened. --Southey. 2. To get the better of to worst. [R.] From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Worsen \Wors"en\, v. i. To grow or become worse. --De Quincey. Indifferent health, which seemed rather to worsen than improve. --Carlyle. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: worsen v 1: grow worse; "Conditions in the slum worsened" [syn: {decline}] [ant: {better}] 2: make worse; "This drug aggravates the pain" [syn: {aggravate}, {exacerbate}, {exasperate}] [ant: {better}]
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