Verb
amend -
make amendments to; "amend the document"
revise make revisions in; "revise a thesis"
amend -
to make better; "The editor improved the manuscript with his changes"
better ,
improve ,
ameliorate ,
meliorate
aggravate ,
exacerbate ,
worsen ,
exasperate exasperate or irritate
modify ,
alter ,
change make less severe or harsh or extreme; "please modify this letter to make it more polite" ; "he modified his views on same-gender marriage"
alleviate ,
palliate ,
assuage ,
relieve provide physical relief, as from pain; "This pill will relieve your headaches"
aid ,
help improve the condition of; "These pills will help the patient"
revitalize ,
regenerate give new life or vigor to
enrich make better or improve in quality; "The experience enriched her understanding" ; "enriched foods"
build up ,
develop enlarge, develop, or increase by degrees or in stages; "build up your savings"
ameliorate ,
improve ,
meliorate ,
better get better; "The weather improved toward evening"
turn around improve significantly; go from bad to good; "Her performance in school picked up"
help improve the condition of; "These pills will help the patient"
upgrade to improve what was old or outdated; "I've upgraded my computer so I can run better software" ; "The company upgraded their personnel"
condition apply conditioner to in order to make smooth and shiny; "I condition my hair after washing it"
emend make improvements or corrections to; "the text was emended in the second edition"
put right ,
iron out ,
straighten out settle or put right; "we need to iron out our disagreements"
enhance increase; "This will enhance your enjoyment" ; "heighten the tension"
bushel ,
furbish up ,
mend ,
doctor ,
touch on ,
repair ,
restore ,
fix heal or recover; "My broken leg is mending"
reform change for the better; "The lazy student promised to reform" ; "the habitual cheater finally saw the light"
reform change for the better; "The lazy student promised to reform" ; "the habitual cheater finally saw the light"
fancify ,
prettify ,
beautify ,
embellish make more beautiful
build develop and grow; "Suspense was building right from the beginning of the opera"
perfect ,
hone make perfect or complete; "perfect your French in Paris!"
fine-tune ,
polish ,
down ,
refine adjust finely; "fine-tune the engine"
make pure ,
purify ,
distill ,
sublimate remove impurities from, increase the concentration of, and separate through the process of distillation; "purify the water"
fructify bear fruit; "the apple trees fructify"
lift ,
raise remove from a surface; "the detective carefully lifted some fingerprints from the table"
advance rise in rate or price; "The stock market gained 24 points today"
upgrade to improve what was old or outdated; "I've upgraded my computer so I can run better software" ; "The company upgraded their personnel"
educate give an education to; "We must educate our youngsters better"
amend -
set straight or right; "remedy these deficiencies" ; "rectify the inequities in salaries" ; "repair an oversight"
rectify ,
remediate ,
remedy ,
repair
right ,
rectify ,
correct regain an upright or proper position; "The capsized boat righted again"
