English > amend: 3 senses > verb 2, change| Meaning | 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| upgrade | To improve what was old or outdated |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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