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1improve — 1 Improve, better, help, ameliorate are comparable when denoting to mend or correct in part or in some de gree. Improve, the general term, and better, more vigorous and homely, apply both to objects and to states or conditions that are not of… …
2improve — improvable, adj. improvability, improvableness, n. improvably, adv. improvingly, adv. /im proohv /, v., improved, improving. v.t. 1. to bring into a more desirable or excellent condition: He took vitamins to improve his health. 2. to make (land)… …
3improve — im•prove [[t]ɪmˈpruv[/t]] v. proved, prov•ing 1) to bring into a more desirable or excellent condition; make better: improving one s health[/ex] 2) to make (land) more useful, profitable, or valuable by enclosure, cultivation, etc 3) to increase… …
4improve — v 1. amend, better, ameliorate, meliorate, make better; straighten out, reform, rehabilitate, set right, put right, redress, redeem; humanize, civilize, cultivate, modernize, elevate, ennoble; correct, rectify, restore, curé, heal, regenerate;… …
5pull oneself up by one's bootstraps — improve one s position by one s own efforts. → bootstrap …
6pull oneself together — (Roget s IV) v. Syn. recover, revive, compose oneself, get on one s feet*; see improve 2 …
7pull oneself up by one's bootstraps — ► pull oneself up by one s bootstraps improve one s position by one s own efforts. Main Entry: ↑bootstrap …
8better oneself — To improve one s position or social standing • • • Main Entry: ↑better …
9take a tumble to oneself — (informal) To assess one s situation critically and improve it • • • Main Entry: ↑tumble …
10pull oneself up by one's bootstraps — pull oneself up by one s (own) bootstraps improve one s position by one s own efforts …
