Chapter Impressive to Incendiary of I by Soule's Synonymes

2. Use, make use of, turn to account, avail one’s self of.

3. Make a good use of, turn to good account, employ advantageously, make productive.

Improve, v. n.

1. Mend, gain, become better, get better, get on, gain ground, pick up.

2. Make progress, take a step forward.

3. (Com.) Increase, rise, be enhanced.

Improvement, n.

1. Improving, amending, meliorating, melioration, ameliorating, amelioration, bettering.

2. Amendment, melioration, amelioration, betterment, progress, proficiency, advancement.

3. Good use, beneficial employment.

Improve on. Make better, make improvement in, bring nearer to perfection.

Improvidence, n. Thriftlessness, unthrift, unthriftiness, imprudence, want of forethought, carelessness of the future, neglect of preparation.

Improvident, a. Thriftless, unthrifty, imprudent, prodigal, wasteful, without forecast, without foresight, careless of the future.

Improvisate, v. a. and v. n. Improvise, poetize extempore.

Improvisation, n.

1. Improvising.

2. Impromptu.

Improvise, v. a. and v. n. Improvisate, compose or poetize extempore.

Imprudence, n.

1. Indiscretion, rashness, inconsiderateness, incaution, incautiousness, carelessness, heedlessness.

2. Improvidence (which see).