improve

Etymology
From, from + , from.

Verb

 * 1)  To make (something) better; to increase the value or productivity (of something).
 * 2)  To become better.
 * 3)  To disprove or make void; to refute.
 * 4)  To disapprove of; to find fault with; to reprove; to censure.
 * 5)  To use or employ to good purpose; to turn to profitable account.
 * 6) * March 7, 1778,, letter
 * True policy, as well as good faith, in my opinion, binds us to improve the occasion.
 * 1)  To disprove or make void; to refute.
 * 2)  To disapprove of; to find fault with; to reprove; to censure.
 * 3)  To use or employ to good purpose; to turn to profitable account.
 * 4) * March 7, 1778,, letter
 * True policy, as well as good faith, in my opinion, binds us to improve the occasion.
 * 1)  To use or employ to good purpose; to turn to profitable account.
 * 2) * March 7, 1778,, letter
 * True policy, as well as good faith, in my opinion, binds us to improve the occasion.
 * 1) * March 7, 1778,, letter
 * True policy, as well as good faith, in my opinion, binds us to improve the occasion.
 * 1) * March 7, 1778,, letter
 * True policy, as well as good faith, in my opinion, binds us to improve the occasion.
 * 1) * March 7, 1778,, letter
 * True policy, as well as good faith, in my opinion, binds us to improve the occasion.

Synonyms

 * ,, , ; See also Thesaurus:improve

Antonyms

 * , ; See also Thesaurus:aggravate
 * , ; See also Thesaurus:worsen

Translations

 * Abkhaz:
 * Afrikaans:
 * Albanian:
 * American Sign Language: B@TipForearm-PalmBack B@Forearm-PalmBack B@BaseForearm-PalmBack
 * Arabic:
 * Armenian:, , ,
 * Asturian: ameyorar, meyorar
 * Avar: лъикӏлъизабизе
 * Azerbaijani: yaxşilaşdirmaq, təkmilləşdirmək, mükəmməlləşdirmək
 * Basque: hobetu
 * Belarusian: паляпша́ць, пале́пшыць
 * Breton:
 * Bulgarian:, подобря́, усъвърше́нствам
 * Catalan:
 * Chechen:
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: ,
 * Cornish: gwellhe
 * Czech: zlepšovat,, vylepšovat,
 * Danish:
 * Dutch: beter maken,
 * Esperanto: plibonigi
 * Finnish:
 * French: ,
 * Galician:
 * Georgian: აუმჯობესებს
 * German:
 * Gothic: 𐌱𐍉𐍄𐌾𐌰𐌽
 * Greek:
 * Hebrew:
 * Hindi:
 * Hungarian: ,
 * Ido:
 * Ingrian: parentaa
 * Interlingua: meliorar
 * Irish: leasaigh, cuir feabhas ar
 * Italian:, , fare migliorie
 * Japanese:, ,
 * Korean:
 * Latin: meliorem facio
 * Macedonian: подобрува, подобри
 * Malay:
 * Maori: whakapai, whakawhanake
 * Mongolian:
 * Ngazidja Comorian: rekeɓesha
 * Norman: amender
 * Norwegian:
 * Bokmål:
 * Occitan: amelhorar
 * Old English: æþelian
 * Oromo: wayyeessuu
 * Ossetian: фӕхуыздӕр кӕнын
 * Persian: بهبود دادن
 * Polish:, , , , , polepszyć, usprawniać, usprawnić
 * Portuguese:
 * Romanian:
 * Romansch: meglierar
 * Russian:, , , , , , ,
 * Serbo-Croatian:
 * Cyrillic: побољша́вати, побо̀љшати
 * Roman: ,
 * Slovak: zlepšovať, zlepšiť, vylepšovať, vylepšiť
 * Slovene: izboljševati, izboljšati
 * Spanish: ,
 * Swedish:
 * Tagalog: pagandahin,
 * Thai:
 * Tibetan:
 * Turkish:
 * Tuvan:
 * Ukrainian: полі́пшувати, полі́пшити, покра́щувати, покра́щити
 * Vietnamese: ,
 * Volapük:
 * Welsh:
 * Yiddish: פֿאַרבעסערן


 * American Sign Language: B@TipForearm-PalmBack B@Forearm-PalmBack B@BaseForearm-PalmBack
 * Arabic: تَحَسَّنَ
 * Armenian:, ,
 * Asturian: ameyorar, meyorar
 * Azerbaijani: yaxşılaşmaq, təkmilləşmək, mükəmməlləşmək
 * Belarusian: паляпша́цца, пале́пшыцца
 * Bulgarian:, подобря
 * Catalan:
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:, ,
 * Czech: zlepšovat,, vylepšovat,
 * Danish:
 * Dutch:
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * Galician:
 * German:
 * Greek:
 * Hebrew: הִשְׁתַּפֵּר
 * Hungarian: ,
 * Ingrian: pareta, mukahua
 * Irish: téigh i bhfeabhas
 * Italian:, stare meglio,
 * Japanese: ,
 * Korean:
 * Latin: melior fio, melius fio
 * Macedonian: се подобрува, се подобри
 * Malay:
 * Norwegian:
 * Bokmål:
 * Oromo: fooyyessuu
 * Persian:
 * Polish: ,
 * Portuguese:
 * Quechua: allinyay
 * Romanian: a se îmbunătăți
 * Russian:, , , , ,
 * Serbo-Croatian:
 * Cyrillic: побољшавати, побољшати
 * Roman: ,
 * Slovak: zlepšovať, zlepšiť, vylepšovať, vylepšiť
 * Slovene: izboljševati, izboljšati
 * Spanish:
 * Swahili:
 * Swedish: bli bättre,
 * Thai:
 * Tibetan:
 * Turkish:
 * Ukrainian: полі́пшуватися, полі́пшитися, покра́щуватися, покра́щитися
 * Vietnamese:
 * Volapük:
 * Welsh:


 * Telugu:
 * Yucatec Maya: ,