verb
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to make better by removing faults and defects; correct; to reform.
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to make better by putting a stop to abuses or malpractices or by introducing better procedures, etc.; to reform.
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to become better in behavior; to give up bad habits.
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to regain health, balance or control; to recover.
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(one's financial position) to improve.
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to put up with; to tolerate; to endure.
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to make feel less disappointed, distressed; to alleviate another's grief; to console.