Hypertext Webster Gateway: "worsen"
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) 1.7 (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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