Synonyms: reform, see the light, straighten out
Definition: change for the better
Usage: The lazy student promised to reform; the habitual cheater finally saw the light
Similar words: meliorate, better, ameliorate, improve
Definition: get better
Usage: The weather improved toward evening
Synonyms: iron out, put right, straighten out
Definition: settle or put right
Usage: we need to iron out our disagreements
Similar words: meliorate, improve, ameliorate, amend, better
Definition: to make better
Usage: The editor improved the manuscript with his changes
Synonyms: neaten, square away, straighten, straighten out, tidy, tidy up, clean up
Definition: put (things or places) in order
Usage: Tidy up your room!
Synonyms: clear, clear up, crystalise, crystalize, crystallise, crystallize, shed light on, sort out, straighten out, illuminate, elucidate, enlighten
Definition: make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear
Usage: Could you clarify these remarks?; Clear up the question of who is at fault
Similar words: clarify, clear up, elucidate
Definition: make clear and (more) comprehensible
Usage: clarify the mystery surrounding her death
Synonyms: straighten, straighten out
Definition: make straight
Similar words: alter, change, modify
Definition: cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
Usage: The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city; The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue
Synonyms: straighten out, disentangle, unsnarl
Definition: extricate from entanglement
Usage: Can you disentangle the cord?