im'provingly

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improve (ɪmˈpruːv)

—vb
1.	to make or become better in quality; ameliorate
2.	(tr) to make (buildings, land, etc) more valuable by additions or betterment
3.	(intr; usually foll by on or upon) to achieve a better standard or quality in comparison (with): to improve on last year's crop

—n
4.	informal (Austral) on the improve improving

[C16: from Anglo-French emprouer to turn to profit, from en prou into profit, from prou profit, from Late Latin prōde beneficial, from Latin prōdesse to be advantageous, from pro-¹ + esse to be]

im'provable

—*adj*

improva'bility

—n

im'provableness

—n

im'provably

—*adv*

im'prover

—n

im'provingly

—*adv*

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