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Disimprove
Disimprove Dis`im*prove", v. t.
To make worse; -- the opposite of improve. [R.] --Jer.
Taylor.
Disimprove
Disimprove Dis`im*prove", v. i.
To grow worse; to deteriorate.
Disimprovement
Disimprovement Dis`im*prove"ment, n.
Reduction from a better to a worse state; as, disimprovement
of the earth.
Improvability
Improvability Im*prov`a*bil"i*ty, n.
The state or quality of being improvable; improvableness.
ImprovableImprovable Im*prov"a*ble, a. [From Improve.]
1. Capable of being improved; susceptible of improvement;
admitting of being made better; capable of cultivation, or
of being advanced in good qualities.
Man is accommodated with moral principles,
improvable by the exercise of his faculties. --Sir
M. Hale.
I have a fine spread of improvable lands. --Addison.
2. Capable of being used to advantage; profitable;
serviceable; advantageous.
The essays of weaker heads afford improvable hints
to better. --Sir T.
Browne.
-- Im*pro"a*ble*ness, n. -- Im*prov"a*bly, adv. ImprovablyImprovable Im*prov"a*ble, a. [From Improve.]
1. Capable of being improved; susceptible of improvement;
admitting of being made better; capable of cultivation, or
of being advanced in good qualities.
Man is accommodated with moral principles,
improvable by the exercise of his faculties. --Sir
M. Hale.
I have a fine spread of improvable lands. --Addison.
2. Capable of being used to advantage; profitable;
serviceable; advantageous.
The essays of weaker heads afford improvable hints
to better. --Sir T.
Browne.
-- Im*pro"a*ble*ness, n. -- Im*prov"a*bly, adv. Improve
Improve Im*prove", v. t. [Pref. im- not + prove: cf. L.
improbare, F. improuver.]
1. To disprove or make void; to refute. [Obs.]
Neither can any of them make so strong a reason
which another can not improve. --Tyndale.
2. To disapprove; to find fault with; to reprove; to censure;
as, to improve negligence. [Obs.] --Chapman.
When he rehearsed his preachings and his doing unto
the high apostles, they could improve nothing.
--Tyndale.
ImproveImprove Im*prove", v. i.
1. To grow better; to advance or make progress in what is
desirable; to make or show improvement; as, to improve in
health.
We take care to improve in our frugality and
diligence. --Atterbury.
2. To advance or progress in bad qualities; to grow worse.
``Domitain improved in cruelty.' --Milner.
3. To increase; to be enhanced; to rise in value; as, the
price of cotton improves.
To improve on or upon, to make useful additions or
amendments to, or changes in; to bring nearer to
perfection; as, to improve on the mode of tillage. Improvement
Improvement Im*prove"ment, n.
1. The act of improving; advancement or growth; promotion in
desirable qualities; progress toward what is better;
melioration; as, the improvement of the mind, of land,
roads, etc.
I look upon your city as the best place of
improvement. --South.
Exercise is the chief source of improvement in all
our faculties. --Blair.
2. The act of making profitable use or applicaton of
anything, or the state of being profitably employed; a
turning to good account; practical application, as of a
doctrine, principle, or theory, stated in a discourse. ``A
good improvement of his reason.' --S. Clarke.
I shall make some improvement of this doctrine.
--Tillotson.
3. The state of being improved; betterment; advance; also,
that which is improved; as, the new edition is an
improvement on the old.
The parts of Sinon, Camilla, and some few others,
are improvements on the Greek poet. --Addison.
4. Increase; growth; progress; advance.
There is a design of publishing the history of
architecture, with its several improvements and
decays. --Addison.
Those vices which more particularly receive
improvement by prosperity. --South.
5. pl. Valuable additions or betterments, as buildings,
clearings, drains, fences, etc., on premises.
6. (Patent Laws) A useful addition to, or modification of, a
machine, manufacture, or composition. --Kent.
Improver
Improver Im*prov"er, n.
One who, or that which, improves.
Improvided
Improvided Im`pro*vid"ed, a.
Unforeseen; unexpected; not provided against; unprepared.
[Obs.]
All improvided for dread of death. --E. Hall.
ImprovidentImprovident Im*prov"i*dent, a. [Pref. im- not + provident: cf.
L. improvidus. See Provident, and cf. Imprudent.]
Not provident; wanting foresight or forethought; not
foreseeing or providing for the future; negligent;
thoughtless; as, an improvident man.
Improvident soldires! had your watch been good, This
sudden mischief never could have fallen. --Shak.
Syn: Inconsiderable; negligent; careless; shiftless;
prodigal; wasteful. Improvidentially
Improvidentially Im*prov`i*den"tial*ly, adv.
Improvidently. [R.]
Improvidently
Improvidently Im*prov"i*dent*ly, adv.
In a improvident manner. ``Improvidently rash.' --Drayton.
ImprovingImproving Im*prov"ing, a.
Tending to improve, beneficial; growing better. --
Im*prov"ing*ly, adv.
Improving lease (Scots Law), an extend lease to induce the
tenant to make improvements on the premises. Improving leaseImproving Im*prov"ing, a.
Tending to improve, beneficial; growing better. --
Im*prov"ing*ly, adv.
Improving lease (Scots Law), an extend lease to induce the
tenant to make improvements on the premises. ImprovinglyImproving Im*prov"ing, a.
Tending to improve, beneficial; growing better. --
Im*prov"ing*ly, adv.
Improving lease (Scots Law), an extend lease to induce the
tenant to make improvements on the premises. ImprovisateImprovisate Im*prov"i*sate, a. [See Improvise.]
Unpremeditated; impromptu; extempore. [R.] ImprovisateImprovisate Im*prov"i*sate, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p.
Improvisated; p. pr. & vb. n. Improvisating.]
To improvise; to extemporize. ImprovisatedImprovisate Im*prov"i*sate, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p.
Improvisated; p. pr. & vb. n. Improvisating.]
To improvise; to extemporize. ImprovisatingImprovisate Im*prov"i*sate, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p.
Improvisated; p. pr. & vb. n. Improvisating.]
To improvise; to extemporize. Improvisation
Improvisation Im*prov`i*sa"tion, n. [Cf. F. improvisation.]
1. The act or art of composing and rendering music, poetry,
and the like, extemporaneously; as, improvisation on the
organ.
2. That which is improvised; an impromptu.
ImprovisatizeImprovisatize Im`pro*vis"a*tize, v. t. & i.
Same as Improvisate. Improvisator
Improvisator Im*prov"i*sa`tor, n.
An improviser, or improvvisatore.
improvisatoreImprovvisatore Im`prov*vi`sa*to"re, n.; pl. Improvvisatori.
[It. See Improvise.]
One who composes and sings or recites rhymes and short poems
extemporaneously. [Written also improvisatore.] Improvisatorial
Improvisatorial Im*prov`i*sa*to"ri*al, Improvisatory
Im*prov"i*sa*to*ry, a.
Of or pertaining to improvisation or extemporaneous
composition.
Improvisatory
Improvisatorial Im*prov`i*sa*to"ri*al, Improvisatory
Im*prov"i*sa*to*ry, a.
Of or pertaining to improvisation or extemporaneous
composition.
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