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- bettering ettering adj. changing for the better; -- antonym of {worsening}. [Narrower terms: {ameliorating(prenominal), ameliorative, amelioratory, meliorative}] [WordNet 1.5]
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Bettering — 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. [1913 Webster] Love betters what is best.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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