What is to grow or become worse. De Quincey. Indifferent health, which seemed rather to worsen than improve. Carlyle called?
worsen — To grow or become worse. De Quincey. Indifferent health, which seemed rather to worsen than improve. Carlyle. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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