Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Worsen

Worsen , transitive verb

1.
To make worse; to deteriorate; to impair.
It is apparent that, in the particular point of which we have been conversing, their condition is greatly worsened. — Southey
2.
To get the better of; to worst. [Rare]

Worsen , intransitive verb

To grow or become worse. — De Quincey
Indifferent health, which seemed rather to worsen than improve. — Carlyle