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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Better \Bet"ter\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bettered; p. pr. & vb.
n. Bettering.] [AS. beterian, betrian, fr. betera better.
See Better, a.]
1. To improve or ameliorate; to increase the good qualities
of.
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Love betters what is best. --Wordsworth.
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He thought to better his circumstances. --Thackeray.
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2. To improve the condition of, morally, physically,
financially, socially, or otherwise.
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The constant effort of every man to better himself.
--Macaulay.
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3. To surpass in excellence; to exceed; to excel.
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The works of nature do always aim at that which can
not be bettered. --Hooker.
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4. To give advantage to; to support; to advance the interest
of. [Obs.]
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Weapons more violent, when next we meet,
May serve to better us and worse our foes. --Milton.
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Syn: To improve; meliorate; ameliorate; mend; amend; correct;
emend; reform; advance; promote.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Better \Bet"ter\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bettered; p. pr. & vb.
n. Bettering.] [AS. beterian, betrian, fr. betera better.
See Better, a.]
1. To improve or ameliorate; to increase the good qualities
of.
Love betters what is best. --Wordsworth.
He thought to better his circumstances. --Thackeray.
2. To improve the condition of, morally, physically,
financially, socially, or otherwise.
The constant effort of every man to better himself.
--Macaulay.
3. To surpass in excellence; to exceed; to excel.
The works of nature do always aim at that which can
not be bettered. --Hooker.
4. To give advantage to; to support; to advance the interest
of. [Obs.]
Weapons more violent, when next we meet, May serve
to better us and worse our foes. --Milton.
Syn: To improve; meliorate; ameliorate; mend; amend; correct;
emend; reform; advance; promote.
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
bettered
vb.
(infl of en better ed-form)
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
bettered
vb.
(infl of en better ed-form)
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
bettered
vb.
(infl of en better ed-form)
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
bettered
vb.
(infl of en better ed-form)
From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
bettered
Englanti vb.
(en-v-taivm b etter ed)
From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
bettered
Engelska a.
(avledning en better ordform=perfpart)
Engelska vb.
(böjning en verb better)
From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]Bettered /bˈɛtəd/ حسّنFrom English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
bettered /bˈɛtəd/ besser geworden see: better, betteringFrom English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
bettered /bˈɛtəd/
übertroffen, ausgestochen
Synonym: got the better of
see: better sb./sth., get the better of sb./sth., bettering, getting the better of
From IPA:en_US : [ IPA:en_US ]From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 : [ moby-thesaurus ]/ˈbɛtɝd/
19 Moby Thesaurus words for "bettered":
advanced, ameliorated, beautified, civilized, converted,
cultivated, cultured, developed, educated, embellished, enhanced,
enriched, improved, perfected, polished, refined, reformed,
transfigured, transformed