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worsen

worsen is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 2 senses. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.

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  1. 1.To get the better of; to worst. [R.]
  2. 2.To grow or become worse. De Quincey. Indifferent health, which seemed rather to worsen than improve. Carlyle.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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