English > improvement: 3 senses > noun 2, act| Meaning | The act of improving something. |
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| Example | "their improvements increased the value of the property" |
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| Narrower | amelioration, melioration, betterment | The act of relieving ills and changing for the better |
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| cleaning, cleansing, cleanup | The act of making something clean |
| clearing, clarification | The act of removing solid particles from a liquid / liquid |
| correction, rectification | The act of offering an improvement to replace a mistake |
| development | Act of improving by expanding or enlarging or refining |
| enhancement, sweetening | An improvement that makes something more agreeable |
| enrichment | Act of making fuller or more meaningful or rewarding |
| humanization, humanisation | The act of making more human / human |
| modernization, modernisation | making modern in appearance or behavior / behavior |
| optimization, optimisation | The act of rendering optimal |
| perfection | The act of making something perfect |
| reform | A change for the better as a result of correcting abuses |
| renovation, redevelopment, overhaul | The act of improving by renewing and restoring |
| repair, fix, fixing, fixture, mend, mending, reparation | The act of putting something in working order again |
| self-improvement, self-reformation | The act of improving yourself |
| stabilization, stabilisation | The act of making something (as a vessel or aircraft) less likely to overturn |
| tenderization, tenderisation | The act of making meat tender by pounding or marinating it |
| upgrade | The act of improving something (especially machinery) by raising it to a higher grade (as by adding or replacing components) |
| upturn | An upward movement or trend as in business activity |
| ventilation, airing | The act of supplying fresh air and getting rid of foul air |
| Broader | change of state | The act of changing something into something different in essential characteristics / characteristics |
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| Spanish | enmienda, mejoramiento, mejora |
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| Catalan | millora |
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| Verbs | improve | to make better |
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