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  1. transitive verb To raise to a more desirable or more excellent quality or condition; make better.
  2. transitive verb To increase the productivity or value of (land or property).
  3. transitive verb To put to good use; use profitably.
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  1. Middle English improwen, to enclose land for cultivation, from Anglo-Norman emprouwer, to turn to profit : Old French en-, causative pref. (from Latin in-; see in-2) + Old French prou, profit (from Late Latin prōde, advantageous; see proud).

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  1. Early modern English emprowe, enprowe, from Old French (Anglo-French) *emprower, a variant, with prefix em-, en- (im-), of approuer, approuer, improve: see approve.
  2. A variant of approve, by confusion with improve.
  3. from French improuver = Spanish Portuguese improvar = Italian improvare, from Latin improbare, inprobare, disapprove: see improbate.
  4. After improve, from in- + prove. Cf. Old French improvable, unprovable.
 

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