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improve

Verb

1 to make better; "The editor improved the manuscript with his changes" [syn: better, amend, ameliorate, meliorate] [ant: worsen]
2 get better; "The weather improved toward evening" [syn: better, ameliorate, meliorate] [ant: worsen]

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English

Pronunciation

Verb

  1. to make (something) better; to increase the value or productivity (of something)
    Painting the woodwork will improve this house.
    Buying more servers would improve performance.
  2. to become better
    I have improved since taking the tablets.
    The error messages have improved.

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Translations

to make something better
to become better

Extensive Definition

Improve means to make something better. It may also refer to:

Improver

wikt improver

Improved

wikt improved
Technology

Improvement

wikt improvement
Government
Healthcare
Organizational
Business management
Technology

See also

Wikipedia
improve in Korean: 개선

Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words

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