Definition of improve

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Improve (v. t.) To advance or increase by use; to augment or add to; -- said with reference to what is bad.

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Menticultural :: Menticultural (a.) Of or pertaining to mental culture; serving to improve or strengthen the mind.
Accession :: Accession (n.) A mode of acquiring property, by which the owner of a corporeal substance which receives an addition by growth, or by labor, has a right to the part or thing added, or the improvement (provided the thing is not changed into a different species). Thus, the owner of a cow becomes the owner of her calf..
Meliorism :: Meliorism (n.) The doctrine that there is a tendency throughout nature toward improvement.
Advancement :: Advancement (v. t.) The act of advancing, or the state of being advanced; progression; improvement; furtherance; promotion to a higher place or dignity; as, the advancement of learning..
Improved :: Improved (imp. & p. p.) of Improv.
Politics :: Politics (n.) The science of government; that part of ethics which has to do with the regulation and government of a nation or state, the preservation of its safety, peace, and prosperity, the defense of its existence and rights against foreign control or conquest, the augmentation of its strength and resources, and the protection of its citizens in their rights, with the preservation and improvement of their morals..
Cultivation :: Cultivation (n.) Bestowal of time or attention for self-improvement or for the benefit of others; fostering care.
Trephine :: Trephine (n.) An instrument for trepanning, being an improvement on the trepan. It is a circular or cylindrical saw, with a handle like that of a gimlet, and a little sharp perforator called the center pin..
Overlay :: Overlay (n.) A piece of paper pasted upon the tympan sheet to improve the impression by making it stronger at a particular place.
Discipline :: Discipline (v. t.) To improve by corrective and penal methods; to chastise; to correct.
Proficiency :: Proficiency (n.) The quality of state of being proficient; advance in the acquisition of any art, science, or knowledge; progression in knowledge; improvement; adeptness; as, to acquire proficiency in music..
Gabion :: Gabion (n.) An openwork frame, as of poles, filled with stones and sunk, to assist in forming a bar dyke, etc., as in harbor improvement..
Burn :: Burn (v. t.) To perfect or improve by fire or heat; to submit to the action of fire or heat for some economic purpose; to destroy or change some property or properties of, by exposure to fire or heat in due degree for obtaining a desired residuum, product, or effect; to bake; as, to burn clay in making bricks or pottery; to burn wood so as to produce charcoal; to burn limestone for the lime..
Lard :: Lard (n.) To mix or garnish with something, as by way of improvement; to interlard..
Edify :: Edify (v. i.) To instruct and improve, especially in moral and religious knowledge; to teach..
Improvement :: Improvement (n.) A useful addition to, or modification of, a machine, manufacture, or composition..
Reform :: Reform (v. t.) To put into a new and improved form or condition; to restore to a former good state, or bring from bad to good; to change from worse to better; to amend; to correct; as, to reform a profligate man; to reform corrupt manners or morals..
Cosmetic :: Cosmetic (n.) Any external application intended to beautify and improve the complexion.
Cowl :: Cowl (n.) A cowl-shaped cap, commonly turning with the wind, used to improve the draft of a chimney, ventilating shaft, etc..
Progress :: Progress (v. i.) To make improvement; to advance.
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