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worsen - grow worse; "Conditions in the slum worsened" |
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decline |
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ameliorate,
better,
improve,
meliorate get better; "The weather improved toward evening"
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change state,
turn undergo a transformation or a change of position or action; "We turned from Socialism to Capitalism"; "The people turned against the President when he stole the election"
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inflame become inflamed; get sore; "His throat inflamed"
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come down,
sicken criticize or reprimand harshly; "The critics came down hard on the new play"
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degenerate,
deteriorate,
devolve,
drop become worse or disintegrate; "His mind deteriorated"
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deprive,
impoverish take away
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fail get worse; "Her health is declining"
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tumble do gymnastics, roll and turn skillfully
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drop away,
drop off,
fall away,
slip fall or diminish; "The number of students in this course dropped off after the first test"
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suffer feel pain or be in pain
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lose,
suffer fail to win; "We lost the battle but we won the war"
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regress,
retrograde,
retrogress get worse or fall back to a previous condition
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turn down make lower or quieter; "turn down the volume of a radio"
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worsen - make worse; "This drug aggravates the pain" |
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aggravate,
exacerbate,
exasperate |
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ameliorate,
amend,
better,
improve,
meliorate make amendments to; "amend the document"
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alter,
change,
modify remove the ovaries of; "Is your cat spayed?"
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irritate excite to an abnormal condition, or chafe or inflame; "Aspirin irritates my stomach"
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inflame become inflamed; get sore; "His throat inflamed"
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cheapen,
degrade lower the grade of something; reduce its worth
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