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aprimorating

aprimorating is the present participle and gerund of aprimorate.

Meaning of aprimorate

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

Questions about aprimorating

What is aprimorating the present participle and gerund of?
Aprimorating is the present participle and gerund of aprimorate.

Words near aprimorating in the dictionary

  1. AprilTag
  2. AprilTags
  3. aprimorate
  4. aprimorated
  5. aprimorates
  6. aprimorating
  7. aprimoration
  8. aprimorations
  9. aprindine
  10. aprinocarsen
  11. apriori

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