apprimorate

Verb

aprimorate (third-person singular simple present aprimorates, present participle aprimorating, simple past and past participle aprimorated)

1. (transitive, non-native speakers' English) To raise (something) to a better state; to elevate, to improve, to refine.
   • Before the low levels of satisfaction with the infrastructure of the courses, with the curriculum and development of the curriculum and with the teaching group [staff], the results of this research showed the needy^([sic – meaning need]) for an reestructuration of the curriculum^([sic – meaning a...1988 August, Luiz Carlos de Mesquita, “Abstract [English translation]”, in O Ensino Superior de Ciências Contábeis nos Estados de Mato Grosso e Mato Grosso do Sul: Estudo de Casos [Higher Education...

   Synonyms:

   sublimate, ameliorate, aprimorate (non-native speakers’ English (chiefly Portuguese)), amend, batten, better, enhance, hone, improve, meliorate