better (v)
improve (v)
ameliorate (v)
meliorate (v)

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type v
lex_filenum 30
def get better
examples The weather improved toward evening
Frame - 1 Something ----s
Frame - 2 Somebody ----s
Outgoing links
Verb Group better, improve, amend, ameliorate, meliorate
Hypernym change state, turn
Derivationally related form meliorate → meliorative
Derivationally related form meliorate → melioration; meliorate → melioration
Derivationally related form meliorate → melioration
Derivationally related form ameliorate → ameliorative
Derivationally related form ameliorate → amelioratory
Derivationally related form ameliorate → amelioration
Derivationally related form improve → improvement; improve → improvement
Derivationally related form better → betterment
Derivationally related form better → better
Antonym better → worsen
Hyponym recuperate, recover, convalesce; heal; reform, straighten out, see the light; surge; turn around, pick up; get well, get over, bounce back; mend, heal; fructify; upgrade
Incoming links
Derivationally related form meliorative → meliorate
Derivationally related form amelioratory → ameliorate
Derivationally related form ameliorative → ameliorate
Derivationally related form melioration → meliorate; melioration → meliorate
Derivationally related form amelioration → ameliorate
Derivationally related form better → better
Derivationally related form betterment → better
Derivationally related form improvement → improve; improvement → improve
Derivationally related form melioration → meliorate
Hypernym recuperate, recover, convalesce; heal; reform, straighten out, see the light; surge; turn around, pick up; get well, get over, bounce back; mend, heal; fructify; upgrade
Hyponym change state, turn
Antonym worsen → better
Cause better, improve, amend, ameliorate, meliorate
Verb Group better, improve, amend, ameliorate, meliorate

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