worsen : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: worsen	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for worsen
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
worsen v grow worse; "Conditions in the slum worsened" [syn: worsen, decline] Antonym(s): ameliorate, better, improve, meliorate make worse; "This drug aggravates the pain" Synonym(s): worsen, aggravate, exacerbate, exasperate Antonym(s): ameliorate, amend, better, improve, meliorate
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Worsen \Wors"en\, v. i. To grow or become worse. --De Quincey. Indifferent health, which seemed rather to worsen than improve. --Carlyle.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Worsen \Wors"en\, v. 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.]