transcription, транскрипция: [ im-ˈprüv ]
verb
( im·proved ; im·prov·ing )
Etymology: Middle English improuen, emprouen, from Anglo-French emprouer to make profit from, from French en- + pru, prou advantage, from Late Latin prode — more at proud
Date: circa 1529
transitive verb
1. archaic : employ , use
2.
a. : to enhance in value or quality : make better
b. : to increase the value of (land or property) by making it more useful for humans (as by cultivation or the erection of buildings)
c. : to grade and drain (a road) and apply surfacing material other than pavement
3. : to use to good purpose
intransitive verb
1. : to advance or make progress in what is desirable
2. : to make useful additions or amendments
• im·prov·abil·i·ty (ˌ)im-ˌprü-və-ˈbi-lə-tē noun
• im·prov·able -ˈprü-və-bəl adjective
• im·prov·er noun
Synonyms:
improve , better , help , ameliorate mean to make more acceptable or to bring nearer a standard. improve and better are general and interchangeable and apply to what can be made better whether it is good or bad
measures to further improve the quality of medical care
immigrants hoping to better their lot
help implies a bettering that still leaves room for improvement
a coat of paint would help that house
ameliorate implies making more tolerable or acceptable conditions that are hard to endure
tried to ameliorate the lives of people in the tenements