What is the verb for worsts?

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worsen
  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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  5. Examples:
    1. “However, over the next several months his health began to worsen again.”
      “This account was immediately preceded by Plutarch's description of Olympias'difficult character and its tendency to worsen tensions between father and son.”
      “Many autistics avoid gluten, because they think it may worsen their symptoms.”
worst
  1. (archaic, transitive) To make worse.
  2. (dated, intransitive) To grow worse; to deteriorate.
  3. (rare) To outdo or defeat, especially in battle.
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  5. Examples:
    1. “He was ill-prepared for the tournament and was fully expecting to be worsted by his nemesis.”
worse
  1. (obsolete, transitive) To make worse; to put at disadvantage; to discomfit.
worsted
worsening
worsens
  1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of worsen
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  3. Examples:
    1. “During the dry season, the condition of the rivers worsens as water levels drop.”
      “Indeed, the diminutiveness of the standard error worsens, the larger the t that is required.”
      “Gram-negative folliculitis should be suspected if inflammatory acne worsens after several months of oral antibiotic therapy.”
worsts
  1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of worst
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  3. Examples:
    1. “That might be the only positive Woods was able to glean from his week of worsts.”
      “It's hard to remember if this has been declared before, there have been so many worsts, lowest and darkest mentioned in previous months.”
      “The Mets' bullpen, which entered with a 5.59 earned run average and 13 blown saves, both major-league worsts, got plenty of work, but without duress.”
worstest
  1. (archaic) second-person singular simple present form of worst
worsened
  1. simple past tense and past participle of worsen
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  3. Examples:
    1. “As the conditions worsened, said Mr Pritchard, the boat heeled over on to her side twice, injuring two crewmen.”
      “With each copy printed from a woodblock, the impression quality worsened due to the wear of the block.”
      “This situation may be worsened upon weaning or when sows are grouped together or mated to a large boar.”
worsed
  1. simple past tense and past participle of worse
worsting
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