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What does worsen mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word worsen? Here's what it means.

Verb
  1. (transitive) To make worse; to impair.
  2. (intransitive) To become worse; to get worse.
  3. (transitive, obsolete) To get the better of; to worst.
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Agricultural officials in West Africa say that if the current locust swarms worsen, up to one million people could face hunger.
Dry mouth, which can be brought on by neuroleptics, antidepressants, and anticholinergics, may worsen the problem.
How can the disbandment of four infantry battalions do anything but worsen the situation?
Many autistics avoid gluten, because they think it may worsen their symptoms.
And who wants to have it worsen at the sound of an annoying ring of a telephone?
The rise in interest rates would worsen the economic slowdown requiring more potent measures to halt it.

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