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better, v.
(bettered, bettering, betters)
freq. cnt. 3
more info get better
<verb.change>   freq. cnt.: 13 freq. cnt.: 12 freq. cnt.: 1

ameliorate better improve meliorate

sample sentences

"The weather improved toward evening"

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Their earnings %s this year

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lexical pointers
derivationally related form
improvement improvement
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
better betterment
antonym
worsen
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
amelioratory ameliorative amelioration
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
meliorative melioration melioration melioration
semantic pointers
hyponym
recover, recuperate, convalesce heal straighten out, reform, see the light surge pick up, turn around bounce back, get over, get well heal, mend fructify upgrade
hypernym
turn, change state
verb group
improve, amend, better, ameliorate, meliorate
more info to make better
<verb.change>   freq. cnt.: 69 freq. cnt.: 66 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1

ameliorate amend better improve meliorate

sample sentences

"The editor improved the manuscript with his changes"

verb frames

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They %s their earnings this year

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Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something

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Something ----s somebody
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Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something

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lexical pointers
derivationally related form
improvement improver improver
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amendable
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betterment better
antonym
worsen
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derivationally related form
amelioratory ameliorative amelioration
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
meliorative melioration melioration
semantic pointers
hyponym
relieve, alleviate, palliate, assuage help, aid revitalize, regenerate enrich develop, build up turn around help upgrade condition emend straighten out, iron out, put right enhance repair, fix, mend, restore, bushel, doctor, furbish up, touch on reform reform beautify, fancify, embellish, prettify build perfect, hone polish, refine, fine-tune, down distill, purify, sublimate, make pure fructify lift, raise advance upgrade educate
hypernym
change, alter, modify
verb group
improve, better, ameliorate, meliorate
cause
improve, better, ameliorate, meliorate
more info surpass in excellence
<verb.competition>   freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1

better break

sample sentences

"She bettered her own record"
"break a record"

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Somebody ----s something

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derivationally related form
better
semantic pointers
hypernym
exceed, surpass, outdo, outstrip, outmatch, outgo, surmount, outperform