emendare

Definitions of emendare
  1. verb
    set straight or right
    synonyms: correggere, ovviare, raddrizzare, rettificare, rimediare, sopperire, sovvenire
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    correggere, correggersi, emendarsi, rettificare
    make right or correct
  2. verb
    to make better
    synonyms: migliorare, perfezionare, perfezionarsi
    acquistare, migliorare, migliorarsi, perfezionarsi
    get better
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    aggravare, appesantire, esasperare, esulcerare, irritare, peggiorare
    make worse
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    alleviare, attenuare, blandire, lenire, mitigare
    provide physical relief, as from pain
    soccorrere
    improve the condition of
    sanare
    settle or put right
    accomodare, adulterare, aggiustare, raccomodare, racconciare, rammendare, reintegrare, restaurare, ricucire, riparare, risarcire, ritemprare, sistemare, sofisticare
    restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken
    abbellire, abbellirsi, fregiare, imbellire
    make more beautiful
    levigare
    make perfect or complete
    affinare, cesellare, defecare, digrossare, dirozzare, forbire, fregare, levigare, raffinare
    improve or perfect by pruning or polishing
    depurare
    remove impurities from, increase the concentration of, and separate through the process of distillation
    erigere
    invigorate or heighten
    erudire
    give an education to
    aggiustarsi, rassettarsi, sistemarsi
    care for one's external appearance
    rigovernare, strigliare
    give a neat appearance to
    assopire, calmare, lenire, placare, sedare, sopire
    cause to feel better
    cicatrizzare, guarire, rimarginare, sanare
    provide a cure for, make healthy again
    acquietare, chetare, confortare
    lessen pain or discomfort; alleviate
    rimpolpare
    make bigger or better or more complete
    ottimizzare
    make optimal; get the most out of; use best
    rattoppare
    repair by adding pieces
    rabberciare, raffazzonare, rattoppare
    mend by putting a patch on
    addobbare
    make something appear superficially attractive
    fregare, lucidare, lustrare
    bring to a highly developed, finished, or refined state
    defecare
    reduce to a fine, unmixed, or pure state; separate from extraneous matter or cleanse from impurities
    epurare, espiare, purgare, purificare
    rid of impurities
    concimare, fertilizzare
    provide with fertilizers or add nutrients to
    risolare
    put a new sole on
    brunire, dirozzare, fregare, levigare, scozzonare
    make (a surface) shine
    rammendare
    repair by sewing
    addestrare, apparecchiare, predisporre
    educate for a future role or function
    avvezzare, civilizzare, coltivare, educare, incivilire
    teach or refine to be discriminative in taste or judgment
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    alterare, cambiare, fare cambiare, fare mutare, modificare, mutare
    cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
  3. verb
    make improvements or corrections to
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    migliorare, perfezionare, perfezionarsi
    to make better
  4. verb
    make amendments to
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    ripassare
    make revisions in
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