improve > 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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| Examples | "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 |
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| Narrower | relieve, alleviate, palliate, assuage; help, aid; regenerate, revitalize; enrich; build up, develop; turn around; help; upgrade; condition; emend; iron out, straighten out, put right; enhance; repair, mend, fix, bushel, doctor, furbish up, restore, touch on; reform; reform; beautify, embellish, prettify; build; perfect, hone; polish, refine, fine-tune, down; purify, sublimate, make pure, distill; fructify; raise, lift; advance; upgrade; educate |
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| Broader | change, alter, modify |
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| Contrary | worsen, aggravate, exacerbate, exasperate |
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| Similar to | better, improve, ameliorate, meliorate |
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| Nouns | improver; improvement; improver |
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improve > 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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| Examples | "The weather improved toward evening" |
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| Synonyms | better, ameliorate, meliorate |
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| Caused by | better, improve, amend, ameliorate, meliorate |
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| Narrower | recuperate, recover, convalesce; heal; reform, straighten out, see the light; surge; turn around, pick up; get well, get over, bounce back; mend, heal; fructify; upgrade |
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| Broader | change state, turn |
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| Contrary | worsen, decline |
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| Similar to | better, improve, amend, ameliorate, meliorate |
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| Nouns | improvement; improvement |
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