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improve

/ improve /
verb

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
get better
"The weather improved toward evening"
Opposites:
worsen decline
Type of:
change state turn
Kinds of:
recuperate recover convalesce heal reform
Derived:
improvement melioration amelioration betterment advance
Verb group:
better amend ameliorate meliorate
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
verb Sense 2
to make better
"The editor improved the manuscript with his changes"
Opposites:
worsen aggravate exacerbate exasperate
Type of:
change alter modify
Kinds of:
relieve alleviate palliate assuage help
Derived:
improvement melioration amelioration betterment humanitarian
Verb group:
better ameliorate meliorate
Causes:
better ameliorate meliorate
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s on something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Semantic Complexity
17%
Sense Count
2
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
41
Times Searched
2
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change state turn recuperate recover convalesce heal reform worsen decline change alter modify