embetter en · VERB
Pronunciation
- /ɪmˈbɛtə(ɹ)/
Etymology
From em- + better.
Meanings
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(transitive) To make better; improve.
For cruelty doth not embetter men, But them more wary make than they have been.
1605, Samuel Daniel, Certaine small poems lately printed with the tragedie of Philotas:In order to embetter participation in global cultural dialogue, China has promoted dialogue at home, and has greatly adjusted the relationship between religion and Chinese society.
2015, Paulos Z. Huang, Yearbook of Chinese Theology 2015, page 11:But they're allowed to use the money to change hearts and souls, to help save lives, to embetter the world we live in.
2004, George W. Bush:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| embettered | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| embettered | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| embetters | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| embettering | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |
Antonyms
pejorate (antonym(s) of) · worsen
Deriveds
Relateds
Synonyms
ameliorate (to make something better) · enhance