English > amend: 3 senses > verb 2, changeMeaning | To make better. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something |
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Synonyms | better, improve, ameliorate, meliorate |
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Cause to | better, improve, ameliorate, meliorate | Get better |
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Narrower | advance | Develop further |
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build | improve the cleansing action of |
build up, develop | change the use of and make available or usable |
condition | put into a better state |
educate | Give an education to |
emend | make improvements or corrections to |
enhance | make better or more attractive |
enrich | make better or improve in quality |
fancify, beautify, embellish, prettify | make more beautiful |
fructify | make productive or fruitful |
help, aid | improve the condition of |
help | improve |
iron out, straighten out, put right | Settle or put right |
perfect, hone | make perfect or complete |
polish, refine, fine-tune, down | improve or perfect by pruning or polishing |
purify, sublimate, make pure, distill | Remove impurities from, increase the concentration of, and separate through the process of distillation |
raise, lift | invigorate or heighten |
reform | make changes for improvement in order to remove abuse and injustices |
reform | improve by alteration or correction of errors or defects and put into a better condition |
regenerate, revitalize | restore strength |
relieve, alleviate, palliate, assuage | Provide physical relief, as from pain |
repair, mend, fix, bushel, doctor, furbish up, restore, touch on | restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn / torn or broken |
turn around | Improve dramatically |
upgrade | To improve what was old or outdated |
upgrade | Give better travel conditions to |
Broader | change, alter, modify | Cause to change |
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Opposite | worsen, aggravate, exacerbate, exasperate | make worse |
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Similar to | better, improve, ameliorate, meliorate | Get better |
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Spanish | ameliorar, arreglar, corregir, enriquecer, mejorar, perfeccionar |
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Catalan | millorar |
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Adjectives | amendable | capable of being corrected by additions |
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