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    [Noun]  | "bet*ter*ment" | \ ˈbe-tər-mənt \


    1: a making or becoming better

    2: an improvement that adds to the value of a property or facility


    Origin: 1594 ;

     {see: |better:2|better:2} + {see: |-ment|-ment};

    [Noun]  | "self-bet*ter*ment" | \ ˌself-ˈbe-tər-mənt \


    1: the act or result of making oneself better through one's own efforts : self-improvement


    Origin: 1859 ;

     [ "betterment" ]

    1: to make improve

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

     [ "betterment" ]

    1: To know that you are better than what you currently are being.

      * e.g.,  ... Be betterment. 

     [ "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." 🤷 

     [ "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. 

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