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past tense of worsen
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1
to become worse or of less value
- the condition of the house worsened with every year of neglect
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- atrophied,
- crumbled,
- decayed,
- declined,
- degenerated,
- descended,
- deteriorated,
- devolved,
- ebbed,
- regressed,
- retrograded,
- rotted,
- sank
- (or sunk)
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2
to make more severe
- the harsh winter only worsened the fuel shortage
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