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bettered

verb

Meaning

  1. To improve.
  2. To become better; to improve.
  3. To surpass in excellence; to exceed; to excel.
  4. To give advantage to; to support; to advance the interest of.
  5. (with bare infinitive) Should; ought to; need to; must.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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