improve

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verb

1. to make better (Freq. 66)
- The editor improved the manuscript with his changes
• Syn:
better, amend, ameliorate, meliorate
• Ant:
worsen (for: better)
• Derivationally related forms:
meliorative (for: meliorate), melioration (for: meliorate), ameliorative (for: ameliorate), amelioratory (for: ameliorate), amelioration (for: ameliorate), amendable (for: amend), improvement, improver, betterment (for: better), better (for: better)
• Hypernyms:
change, alter, modify
• Hyponyms:
relieve, alleviate, palliate, assuage, help,
aid, regenerate, revitalize, enrich, build up, develop,
turn around, upgrade, condition, emend, iron out, straighten out,
put right, enhance, repair, mend, fix, bushel,
doctor, furbish up, restore, touch on, reform, fancify,
beautify, embellish, prettify, build, perfect, hone,
polish, refine, fine-tune, down, purify, sublimate,
sublimate, distill, fructify, raise, lift,
advance, educate
• Verb Group:
better, ameliorate, meliorate
• Cause:
better, ameliorate, meliorate
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s somebody
- Something ----s something
- They improve their earnings this year
2. get better (Freq. 12)
- The weather improved toward evening
• Syn:
better, ameliorate, meliorate
• Ant:
worsen (for: better)
• Derivationally related forms:
meliorative (for: meliorate), melioration (for: meliorate), ameliorative (for: ameliorate), amelioratory (for: ameliorate), amelioration (for: ameliorate), improvement, betterment (for: better), better (for: better)
• Hypernyms:
change state, turn
• Hyponyms:
recuperate, recover, convalesce, heal, reform,
straighten out, see the light, surge, turn around, pick up, get well,
get over, bounce back, mend, fructify, upgrade
• Verb Group:
better, amend, ameliorate, meliorate
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
- Somebody ----s
- Their earnings improve this year

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  better, ameliorate, meliorate, amend
• Từ trái nghĩa / Antonyms:
  worsen, decline, aggravate, exacerbate, exasperate