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enhanceenhance /ɪnˈhæns/ ●○○ AWL verb [transitive] ETYMOLOGYenhanceOrigin: 1200-1300 Anglo-French enhauncer, from Vulgar Latin inaltiare to raise VERB TABLEenhance |
Present | I, you, we, they | enhance | | he, she, it | enhances | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | enhanced | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have enhanced | | he, she, it | has enhanced | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had enhanced | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will enhance | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have enhanced |
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Present | I | am enhancing | | he, she, it | is enhancing | | you, we, they | are enhancing | Past | I, he, she, it | was enhancing | | you, we, they | were enhancing | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been enhancing | | he, she, it | has been enhancing | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been enhancing | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be enhancing | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been enhancing |
THESAURUS to become better, or to make something or yourself better► improve to become better, or to make something or yourself better: Let’s hope the weather improves before Saturday. The government hopes to improve relations with the West. ► make something better to change something so that it is better than it was before: Think about how you can make your report better, for example by adding a picture or graph. ► make progress (also progress) to continue to get better at doing something. Progress is more formal than make progress: Sebastien is making progress in his English class. Our experiments are progressing nicely. ► raise to make the standard or quality of something better than it was before: The new chef wants to raise the standard of food served in the restaurant. ► perfect formal to make something as close to perfect as possible: The only way to perfect your piano playing is to practice a lot. ► correct to fix something so that it works in the way that it should: He wears glasses to correct his vision. ► enhance to improve something by making a good quality in it even better: The old movies have been enhanced using computers so that the picture is clearer. ► enrich to improve something by adding new things, especially information or knowledge: The discovery of these new documents will enrich our understanding of what life was like in Ancient Egypt. ► upgrade to make a computer, machine, or piece of equipment better and more modern, sometimes by exchanging it for a new one: You will have to upgrade your computer if you want to use this software. ► advance formal if something advances scientific or technical knowledge, it makes it better: Her research will advance medical science. to improve something: We’re using technology to enhance our service. Herbs enhance the flavor of the meat.► see thesaurus at improve [Origin: 1200–1300 Anglo-French enhauncer, from Vulgar Latin inaltiare to raise]—enhancement noun [countable, uncountable] |