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      [Verb]  | "better" 


      1: to make better : such as

      2: to make more tolerable or acceptable

      3: to make more complete or perfect


      Origin: before 12th century ;

       Middle English betteren, bettren "to improve, remedy, have the advantage," going back to Old English beterian "to improve, make better," going back to Germanic *batizōjan- (whence also Old Frisian beteria, betria "to atone, improve," Old Saxon betaron "to mend," Old High German bezzirōn "to improve, enrich," Old Icelandic betra "to improve"), verbal derivative of *batizōn {see: |better:1|better:1};

        * Note : In English and other Germanic languages this verb has been augmented by re-formation from the comparative adjective. Note that evidence for the English verb is practically non-existent between Old English and ca. 1400.;

      [Verb]  | "bettered" 


      1: to be greater, better, or stronger than;


        * e.g., " ... this year's profits should better last year's by a wide margin "





      2: to make better;


        * e.g., " ... social workers and reformers trying to better the lives of inner-city residents "



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      [Verb]  | "better" 


      1: to be greater, better, or stronger than;


        * e.g., " ... this year's profits should better last year's by a wide margin "





      2: to make better;


        * e.g., " ... social workers and reformers trying to better the lives of inner-city residents "



      •  Antonyms : 

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       [ "betterer" ]

      1: better than better. Often used when trying to trump someones belief that one thing is better than another.

        * e.g.,  ... Dave: Google is better. Sally: Yahoo is betterer. 

       [ "Betterer" ]

      1: Taking something to the next level. Better than 'ace' but not as good as 'bettererer'

        * e.g.,  ... Gail: Hey Scott, Corby is ace! 

       [ "betterer" ]

      1:  When you want to stress the need for vast improvement. When you wish to convey that someone's future state needs plenty of work.

        * e.g.,  ... Damit Skyler, how do you botch an simple introductory email? Be BETTERER! 

       [ "betterful" ]

      1: to increase the good qualities of; make better; improve + excellent; great; marvelous.

        * e.g.,  ... Simple acts to make the world a betterful place. 

       [ "bettering" ]

      1: when a significant-other preens his or her loved-one in the morning, or before a party, so that the loved-one appears better socially in order to better represent the significant-other’s choice in a mate

        * e.g.,  ... Me: “My girlfriend keeps choosing the outfits that I wear to work, and she also combs my hair every morning.” Friend: “Yeah, she’s bettering you...” 

       [ "Better" ]

      1: I wouldn't say better but...

        * e.g.,  ... Hym "Oh, I'm not much of an orator but you know what they say about orators: 'As long as they are poor the state and the people can only praise their uprightness; but once they are fattened on the public's funds, the conceive a hatred for justice, plan intrigues against the people, and attack the democracy' ~ Aristophanes. Not that I'm the biggest fan of democracy... But I am an archetypal figure and multiple people have been intimated into the culture in their peripheral association to me. And, as a diagnostician, I'm like 2 for 2 over here. So, I wouldn't say 'better' but I'm sure I would do a pretty good job." 🤷 

       [ "betterment" ]

      1: to make improve

        * e.g.,  ... for the BETTERMENT of the team , we stayed after doing laps 

       [ "On the better" ]

      1: Getting better

        * e.g.,  ... I am on the better. 

       [ "Better" ]

      1: means Command (an order)

        * e.g.,  ... U better go get ma cash n bring it to me. 

       [ "betterize" ]

      1: The process of making something better. Can be used in multiple tenses

        * e.g.,  ...  i betterized my love life by actually wearing deodorant bro: my car is to slow. Me: why don't you betterize it with a turbo? 

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