leasaigh — meaning in English
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English meaning
- amend verb To make formal changes to a document, law, or agreement in order to correct or improve it.
- cure noun A treatment or remedy that restores health or solves a problem.
- curry noun A dish, originally from South Asian cooking, made with a spiced sauce.
- dress verb To put clothes (or, formerly, armour) on (oneself or someone, a doll, a mannequin, etc.); to clothe.
- fertilize verb To add nutrients to soil to help plants grow better.
- flavor noun (American spelling) The distinct taste of a food or drink.
- improve verb To make something better in quality, value, or condition.
- lease noun A legal agreement letting someone use property, such as a home or car, for a set time in exchange for payment.
- manure noun Animal dung used to fertilize soil.
- preserve verb To keep something safe from harm, damage, or decay.
- reform noun A change made to improve something, especially a system, law, or institution.
- season noun One of the four main divisions of the year — spring, summer, autumn, or winter — marked by particular weather patterns.
Senses
leasaigh is used for these senses in English:
- amend (transitive) To make better; improve.
- amend (transitive) To make a formal alteration (in legislation, a report, etc.) by adding, deleting, or rephrasing.
- cure (transitive) To prepare or alter, especially by chemical or physical processing for keeping or use.
- dress (cooking) To prepare (food) for cooking or eating, especially by seasoning it; specifically, to add a dressing or sauce (to food, especially a salad). [from 15th c.]
- fertilize To make (the soil) more fertile by adding nutrients to it.
- flavor (American spelling, transitive) To add flavoring to something.
- improve (transitive) To make (something) better; to increase the value or productivity (of something).
- manure (archaic, literary) To cultivate by manual labor; to till; hence, to develop by culture.
amend — full definition
- verb To make formal changes to a document, law, or agreement in order to correct or improve it.
- verb To improve or correct something more generally.
cure — full definition
- noun A treatment or remedy that restores health or solves a problem.
- verb To restore someone to health, or to fix a problem completely.
- verb To preserve food, typically meat or fish, by salting, smoking, or drying.