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   improve

   /ɪmˈpruːv/

   verb

   • 1. make or become better: "efforts to improve relations between the countries" Similar make betterbetterameliorateupgraderefineenhanceboostbuild onhelpraiserevampbrush uppolish upperk uptweakinformal:give a facelift torare:meliorateget betterbecome betteradvanceprogressdevelopmake headwaycome alongmake progresstake steps forwardpick uprallyperk upmake stridesinformal:look upOpposite worsenimpairworsendeteriorate
   • ▪ develop or increase in mental capacity by education or experience: "I subscribed to two magazines to improve my mind"
   • ▪ achieve or produce something better than: "they are trying to improve on the tired old style"

   Word Origin early 16th century (as emprowe or improwe): from Anglo-Norman French emprower (based on Old French prou ‘profit’, ultimately from Latin prodest ‘is of advantage’); -owe was changed to -ove under the influence of prove. The original sense was ‘make a profit, increase the value of’; subsequently ‘make greater in amount or degree’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. improvability noun
   • 2. improvable adjective
   • 3. improver noun

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishIMPROVE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   to get better, or to make something better: [ I ] Her grades have improved greatly this semester. [ T ] He did a lot to improve conditions for factory workers. If you improve on something, you succeed in doing or making it better: [ I ] The company is hoping to improve on last year’s sales figures.

3. www.merriam-webster.com › thesaurus › improveIMPROVE Synonyms: 57 Similar and Opposite Words - Merriam-Webster

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   Synonyms for IMPROVE: enhance, help, better, refine, amend, remedy, upgrade, remediate; Antonyms of IMPROVE: worsen, impair, hurt, harm, damage, injure, reduce, spoil

4. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › improveImprove Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of IMPROVE is to enhance in value or quality : make better. How to use improve in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Improve.

5. www.thefreedictionary.com › improveImprove - definition of improve by The Free Dictionary

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   1. To become better: Economic conditions are improving. 2. To make beneficial additions or changes: You can improve on the translation of that text.

6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishIMPROVE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   improve, ameliorate, better imply bringing to a more desirable state. improve usually implies remedying a lack or a felt need: to improve a process, oneself (as by gaining more knowledge). ameliorate, a formal word, implies improving oppressive, unjust, or difficult conditions: to ameliorate working conditions.