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Meaning of worsen

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  worsen
      v 1: grow worse; "Conditions in the slum worsened" [syn:
           {worsen}, {decline}] [ant: {ameliorate}, {better},
           {improve}, {meliorate}]
      2: make worse; "This drug aggravates the pain" [syn: {worsen},
         {aggravate}, {exacerbate}, {exasperate}] [ant: {ameliorate},
         {amend}, {better}, {improve}, {meliorate}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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