Definition of Bettering

1. Adjective. Changing for the better.

Similar to: Ameliorating, Ameliorative, Amelioratory, Meliorative, Amendatory, Corrective, Remedial
Antonyms: Worsening

Definition of Bettering

1. Verb. (present participle of better) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Bettering

1. better [v] - See also: better

Lexicographical Neighbors of Bettering

better half
better halves
better late than never
better light
better off
better off(p)
better safe than sorry
better than a poke in the eye with a sharp stick
better than nothing
better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all
better to light a single candle than to curse the darkness
bettered
betterer
betterhood
bettering (current term)
betterish
betterment
betterments
bettermost
bettern't
betterness
betternesses
betters
betther
betties
betting
betting odds
betting parlor
betting parlors

Literary usage of Bettering

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Spirit of the Public Journals: Being an Impartial Selection of the Most by Stephen Jones, Charles Molloy Westmacott (1801)
"... REPORT OF THE SOCIETY FOR bettering THE CONDITION AND INCREASING THE COMFORTS OF THE RICH. ... to be called " The Society for bettering the Condition, ..."

Other Resources:

Search for Bettering on Dictionary.com!Search for Bettering on Thesaurus.com!Search for Bettering on Google!Search for Bettering on Wikipedia!