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English
1.1
Verb
1.1.1
Sense: to make better
1.1.1.1
Synonyms
1.1.1.2
Antonyms
1.1.1.3
Hypernyms
1.1.1.4
Hyponyms
1.1.2
Sense: to get better
1.1.2.1
Synonyms
1.2
See also
1.3
Further reading
English
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Verb
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Sense: to make better
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Synonyms
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ameliorate
amend
batten
better
enhance
improve
meliorate
Antonyms
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aggravate
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deteriorate
make matters worse
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pejorate
worsen
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Hypernyms
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alter
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Hyponyms
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bling out
(
slang
)
prettify
sex up
(
idiomatic
)
spark up
(
idiomatic
)
spiff up
(
idiomatic
)
spice
(
idiomatic
)
spice up
(
idiomatic
)
spruce up
(
idiomatic
)
sprucen up
(
idiomatic
)
sweeten
tart up
(
idiomatic
)
titivate
zhoosh
(
Polari
)
Sense: to get better
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Synonyms
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get better
look up
See also
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repair
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empower
Further reading
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“
improvement
” in
Roget's Thesaurus
, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
“
improve
” in
Moby Thesaurus II
, Grady Ward, 1996.