forbedre — meaning in English
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English meaning
- ameliorate verb To make a bad or unpleasant situation better, or less severe.
- amelioration noun The act of making better.
- improve verb To make something better in quality, value, or condition.
- mend verb To repair something that is broken, torn, or damaged.
- refine verb To remove impurities from a raw substance to make it purer.
Senses
forbedre is used for these senses in English:
- ameliorate (transitive) To make better, or improve, something perceived to be in a negative condition.
- amelioration The act of making better.
- mend To correct or put right (an error, a fault, etc.); to rectify, to remedy.
- refine (transitive) To purify; reduce to a fine, unmixed, or pure state; to free from impurities.
ameliorate — full definition
- verb To make a bad or unpleasant situation better, or less severe.
- verb To become better; to improve.
amelioration — full definition
- noun The act of making better.
- noun An improvement.
- noun The process by which a term gains a more positive connotation over time.
- noun An ameliorative change of a concept or a repertoire of concepts.