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worsen
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Worsen \Wors"en\, v. i.
To grow or become worse. --De Quincey.
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Indifferent health, which seemed rather to worsen than
improve. --Carlyle.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Worsen \Wors"en\, v. t.
1. To make worse; to deteriorate; to impair.
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It is apparent that, in the particular point of
which we have been conversing, their condition is
greatly worsened. --Southey.
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2. To get the better of; to worst. [R.]
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