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Verb worsen has 2 senses
  1. worsen, decline - grow worse; "Conditions in the slum worsened"
    --1 is one way to change state, turn
    Antonyms: better, improve, ameliorate, meliorate
    Derived form: noun worsening1
    Sample sentences:
    Something ----s
    Somebody ----s
  2. worsen, aggravate, exacerbate, exasperate - make worse; "This drug aggravates the pain"
    --2 is one way to change, alter, modify
    Antonyms: better, improve, amend, ameliorate, meliorate
    Derived form: noun worsening2
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Something ----s somebody
    Something ----s something
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