Coffee has initially been a food – chewed, not sipped. Early African tribes consume coffee by grinding the berries together, adding some animal fat, and rolling the treats into tiny edible energy balls.
WORSEN
worsen, decline
(verb) grow worse; “Conditions in the slum worsened”
worsen, aggravate, exacerbate, exasperate
(verb) make worse; “This drug aggravates the pain”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
worsen (third-person singular simple present worsens, present participle worsening, simple past and past participle worsened)
(transitive) To make worse; to impair.
(intransitive) To become worse; to get worse.
(transitive, obsolete) To get the better of; to worst.
Synonyms
• (to make worse): aggravate, exacerbate; See also aggravate
• (to become worse): decline, deteriorate; See also worsen
• (to get the better of): better, defeat, overpower
Antonyms
• improve
• ameliorate
Anagrams
• Rewson, owners, resown, rowens, snower, sworne
Source: Wiktionary
Wors"en, v. t.
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. [R.]
Wors"en, v. i.
Definition: To grow or become worse. De Quincey. Indifferent health, which seemed rather to worsen than improve. Carlyle.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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