Develop
Develop verb - To become mature.
Usage example: the wine is developing nicely in the new oak barrels
Worsen
Worsen verb - To become worse or of less value.
Usage example: the condition of the house worsened with every year of neglect
Common collocations
| sense | develop sense | worsen sense |
| relationship | develop relationship | worsen relationship |
| way | develop way | worsen way |
| weapon | develop weapon | worsen weapon |
| Other words: issues, symptoms, relationships. | ||
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Worsen and Develop. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/develop/worsen
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