improve
verb
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
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Senses
Sense 1 verb
to make better
The editor improved the manuscript with his changes
Types & categories
- change hypernym
- relieve hyponym
- aid hyponym
- revitalize hyponym
- enrich hyponym
- build up hyponym
- turn around hyponym
- help hyponym
- upgrade hyponym
- condition hyponym
- emend hyponym
- straighten out hyponym
- enhance hyponym
- fix hyponym
- reform hyponym
- reform hyponym
- fancify hyponym
- build hyponym
- perfect hyponym
- fine-tune hyponym
- distill hyponym
- fructify hyponym
- lift hyponym
- advance hyponym
- upgrade hyponym
- educate hyponym
Related & opposite
- aggravate antonym
- improve causes
- improvement derivation
- amelioration derivation
- addition derivation
- better derivation
- improver derivation
- melioration derivation
- amelioratinga derivation
- amendable derivation
- improve verb group
Sense 2 verb
get better
The weather improved toward evening
Types & categories
- change state hypernym
- convalesce hyponym
- heal hyponym
- see the light hyponym
- surge hyponym
- turn around hyponym
- get well hyponym
- heal hyponym
- fructify hyponym
- upgrade hyponym
Related & opposite
- decline antonym
- amelioration derivation
- better derivation
- improvement derivation
- melioration derivation
- melioration derivation
- amelioratinga derivation
- improve verb group
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | antonym | Related & opposite | aggravate |
| 1 | causes | Related & opposite | improve |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | improvement |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | amelioration |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | addition |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | better |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | improver |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | melioration |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | amelioratinga |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | amendable |
| 1 | verb group | Related & opposite | improve |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | change |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | relieve |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | aid |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | revitalize |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | enrich |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | build up |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | turn around |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | help |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | upgrade |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | condition |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | emend |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | straighten out |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | enhance |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | fix |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | reform |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | reform |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | fancify |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | build |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | perfect |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | fine-tune |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | distill |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | fructify |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | lift |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | advance |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | upgrade |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | educate |
| 2 | antonym | Related & opposite | decline |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | amelioration |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | better |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | improvement |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | melioration |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | melioration |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | amelioratinga |
| 2 | verb group | Related & opposite | improve |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | change state |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | convalesce |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | heal |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | see the light |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | surge |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | turn around |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | get well |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | heal |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | fructify |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | upgrade |