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S vs Worsen - What's the difference?

s | worsen |

As a letter s

is the letter s with a.

As a verb worsen is

to make worse; to impair.

s

Translingual

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Letter

  • The nineteenth letter of the .

    • Symbol

    (wikipedia) (mul-symbol)
  • voiceless alveolar fricative
  • Symbol for second , an SI unit of measurement of time.

    • See also

    (Latn-script) * * (esh) * (dze) * {{Letter , page=S , NATO=Sierra , Morse=ยทยทยท , Character=S , Braille=? }} Image:Latin S.png, Capital and lowercase versions of S , in normal and italic type Image:Fraktur letter S.png, Uppercase and lowercase S in Fraktur Symbols for SI units ----

    worsen

    English

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To make worse; to impair.
  • * The global warming has worsened the weather.
  • * Southey
    • It is apparent that, in the particular point of which we have been conversing, their condition is greatly worsened .
  • To become worse; to get worse.
  • * The weather has worsened .
  • (obsolete) To get the better of; to worst.

    • Synonyms

    * deteriorate

    Antonyms

    * improve * ameliorate

    Anagrams

    * English ergative verbs