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Webster 1913 Edition
Worsen
Wors′en
,Verb.
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.]
Wors′en
,Verb.
I.
To grow or become worse.
De Quincey.
Indifferent health, which seemed rather to
worsen
than improve. Carlyle.
Webster 1828 Edition
Worsen
WORSEN
,Verb.
T.
Definition 2024
worsen
worsen
English
Verb
worsen (third-person singular simple present worsens, present participle worsening, simple past and past participle worsened)
- (transitive) To make worse; to impair.
- The global warming has worsened the weather.
- Southey
- It is apparent that, in the particular point of which we have been conversing, their condition is greatly worsened.
- (intransitive) To become worse; to get worse.
- The weather has worsened.
- (transitive, obsolete) To get the better of; to worst.
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transitive: make worse
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intransitive: get worse
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