English > improve: 2 senses > verb 1, change| Meaning | To make better. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something |
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| Model | They improve their earnings this year |
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| Example | "The editor improved the manuscript with his changes" |
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| Synonyms | better, amend, 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| upgrade | To improve what was old or outdated |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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| Nouns | improvement | the act of improving something |
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| improver | a component that is added to something to improve it |
| improver | someone devoted to the promotion of human welfare and to social reforms |
English > improve: 2 senses > verb 2, change| Meaning | Get better. |
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| Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s |
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| Model | Their earnings improve this year |
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| Example | "The weather improved toward evening" |
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| Synonyms | better, ameliorate, meliorate |
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| Caused by | better, improve, amend, ameliorate, meliorate | To make better |
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| Narrower | fructify | Become productive or fruitful |
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| get well, get over, bounce back | improve in health |
| heal | Get healthy again |
| mend, heal | heal or recover |
| recuperate, recover, convalesce | get over an illness or shock |
| reform, straighten out, see the light | change for the better |
| surge | See one's performance improve |
| turn around, pick up | Improve significantly |
| upgrade | Get better travel conditions |
| Broader | change state, turn | Undergo a transformation or a change of position or action |
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| Opposite | worsen, decline | Grow worse |
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| Similar to | better, improve, amend, ameliorate, meliorate | To make better |
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| Spanish | adelantar, ganar, mejorar, progresar |
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| Catalan | avançar, guanyar, millorar, progressar |
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| Nouns | improvement | a change for the better |
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| improvement | a condition superior to an earlier condition |
