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English verb: worsen | |||
| 1. | worsen (change) grow worse | ||
| Samples | Conditions in the slum worsened. | ||
| Synonyms | decline | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | change state, turn | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | come down, degenerate, deprive, deteriorate, devolve, drop, drop away, drop off, fail, fall away, impoverish, inflame, lose, regress, retrograde, retrogress, sicken, slip, suffer, suffer, tumble, turn down | ||
| Antonyms | ameliorate, improve, meliorate, better | ||
| 2. | worsen (change) make worse | ||
| Samples | This drug aggravates the pain. | ||
| Synonyms | aggravate, exacerbate, exasperate | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s somebody. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | alter, change, modify | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | cheapen, degrade, inflame, irritate | ||
| Antonyms | ameliorate, improve, meliorate, amend, better | ||
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