Verb
improve -
to make better; "The editor improved the manuscript with his changes"
better ,
amend ,
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upgrade to improve what was old or outdated; "I've upgraded my computer so I can run better software" ; "The company upgraded their personnel"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"
improve -
get better; "The weather improved toward evening"
better ,
ameliorate ,
meliorate
worsen ,
decline grow worse; "Conditions in the slum worsened"
ameliorate ,
improve ,
meliorate ,
amend ,
better make amendments to; "amend the document"
change state ,
turn undergo a transformation or a change of position or action; "We turned from Socialism to Capitalism" ; "The people turned against the President when he stole the election"
convalesce ,
recuperate ,
recover get over an illness or shock; "The patient is recuperating"
heal get healthy again; "The wound is healing slowly"
see the light ,
reform ,
straighten out change for the better; "The lazy student promised to reform" ; "the habitual cheater finally saw the light"
surge see one's performance improve; "He levelled the score and then surged ahead"
turn around ,
pick up improve significantly; go from bad to good; "Her performance in school picked up"
bounce back ,
get well ,
get over improve in health; "He got well fast"
mend ,
heal heal or recover; "My broken leg is mending"
fructify bear fruit; "the apple trees fructify"
upgrade to improve what was old or outdated; "I've upgraded my computer so I can run better software" ; "The company upgraded their personnel"
