betteredadj.

Brit.

/ˈbɛtəd/, U.S.

/ˈbɛdərd/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: better v.¹, -ed suffix¹.

Etymology: < better v.¹ + -ed suffix¹.

1. That has been made better or has become better; improved.

ΘΚΠ

the world > health and disease > healing > recovery > [adjective] > recovered

yheledc900

wholeeOE

safec1300

halec1330

healeda1400

recovered1477

bettered?1533

resuscitated1576

wella1616

stout?1697

a hundred per cent1960

the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > improvement > [adjective] > improved

ybetc1000

amendeda1382

bettered?1533

mended1548

well-improveda1643

improved1648

meliorated1657

enriched1691

ameliorated1788

stepped1933

uprated1967

?1533 W. Tyndale Expos. Mathew (v) f. xviij Thou shalt..se..many thynges that cannot be all together mended, yet somewhat bettered and moare tolerable.

1583 R. Robinson tr. Aunc. Order Prince Arthure sig. M4 In One respect our prosperous state so long possest, this showeth, In th'Other a bettered state from worse to better by her groweth.

1610 E. Bolton Elements of Armories ii. 6 To com after their fore-fathers obseruations, with better'd wits, and more dilligence.

1632 Sir J. Eliot Let. 22 Mar. in W. B. Scoones Four Cent. Eng. Lett. (1880) 65 I find myself bettered, but not well.

1660 H. More Explan. Grand Myst. Godliness ii. vi. 40 The bettered soil answers the swain's desire.

1743 London Mag. Feb. 97/1 From your blest union shall that æra rise, From whence the better'd world shall date Her golden age.

1782 J. Howlett Obs. Town of Maidstone 8 The greater care and cleanliness observed in our prisons; the bettered condition of many of our inhabitants as well as houses.

1817 W. Hazlitt Round Table II. l. 236 The stage is an epitome, a bettered likeness of the world, with the dull part left out.

1896 J. B. Thomson Joseph Thomson xii. 291 Concomitantly with a bettered condition in his general health, he for some weeks lost his voice.

1926 Pop. Sci. Monthly May 27/1 The bettered health of the 35,000 young men who will attend this summer's camps will be well worth the $2,800,000 that Congress has appropriated for their upkeep.

1945 M. Sherman Intelligence & its Deviations iv. 99 Because of the bettered economic and social position of the family, the parents pay more attention to his academic attainment.

1955 W. L. Westermann Slave Syst. Greek & Rom. Antiq. xxii. 140 There occurred..a decline in the liberties accorded to the free and a rise in the position of the slaves in like employments, accompanied by a bettered social attitude toward the latter group.

2012 Tulsa (Oklahoma) World (Nexis) 18 Nov. a19 A quest for knowledge that can lead to a bettered mankind has to be an eternal human condition.

†2. That has got the better of another. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > failure or lack of success > defeat or overthrow > [adjective] > overmastered

overmastereda1586

mastered1586

bettered1656

1656 F. Osborne Polit. Reflect. Govt. Turks 111 Here the better'd party is left so little to boast of, that he returnes home as ill satisfyed, as he which had Sentence pronounced against him.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	bettered
释义	betteredadj. Brit. /ˈbɛtəd/, U.S. /ˈbɛdərd/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: better v.¹, -ed suffix¹. Etymology: < better v.¹ + -ed suffix¹. 1. That has been made better or has become better; improved. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > healing > recovery > [adjective] > recovered yheledc900 wholeeOE safec1300 halec1330 healeda1400 recovered1477 bettered?1533 resuscitated1576 wella1616 stout?1697 a hundred per cent1960 the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > improvement > [adjective] > improved ybetc1000 amendeda1382 bettered?1533 mended1548 well-improveda1643 improved1648 meliorated1657 enriched1691 ameliorated1788 stepped1933 uprated1967 ?1533 W. Tyndale Expos. Mathew (v) f. xviij Thou shalt..se..many thynges that cannot be all together mended, yet somewhat bettered and moare tolerable. 1583 R. Robinson tr. Aunc. Order Prince Arthure sig. M4 In One respect our prosperous state so long possest, this showeth, In th'Other a bettered state from worse to better by her groweth. 1610 E. Bolton Elements of Armories ii. 6 To com after their fore-fathers obseruations, with better'd wits, and more dilligence. 1632 Sir J. Eliot Let. 22 Mar. in W. B. Scoones Four Cent. Eng. Lett. (1880) 65 I find myself bettered, but not well. 1660 H. More Explan. Grand Myst. Godliness ii. vi. 40 The bettered soil answers the swain's desire. 1743 London Mag. Feb. 97/1 From your blest union shall that æra rise, From whence the better'd world shall date Her golden age. 1782 J. Howlett Obs. Town of Maidstone 8 The greater care and cleanliness observed in our prisons; the bettered condition of many of our inhabitants as well as houses. 1817 W. Hazlitt Round Table II. l. 236 The stage is an epitome, a bettered likeness of the world, with the dull part left out. 1896 J. B. Thomson Joseph Thomson xii. 291 Concomitantly with a bettered condition in his general health, he for some weeks lost his voice. 1926 Pop. Sci. Monthly May 27/1 The bettered health of the 35,000 young men who will attend this summer's camps will be well worth the $2,800,000 that Congress has appropriated for their upkeep. 1945 M. Sherman Intelligence & its Deviations iv. 99 Because of the bettered economic and social position of the family, the parents pay more attention to his academic attainment. 1955 W. L. Westermann Slave Syst. Greek & Rom. Antiq. xxii. 140 There occurred..a decline in the liberties accorded to the free and a rise in the position of the slaves in like employments, accompanied by a bettered social attitude toward the latter group. 2012 Tulsa (Oklahoma) World (Nexis) 18 Nov. a19 A quest for knowledge that can lead to a bettered mankind has to be an eternal human condition. †2. That has got the better of another. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > failure or lack of success > defeat or overthrow > [adjective] > overmastered overmastereda1586 mastered1586 bettered1656 1656 F. Osborne Polit. Reflect. Govt. Turks 111 Here the better'd party is left so little to boast of, that he returnes home as ill satisfyed, as he which had Sentence pronounced against him. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.?1533
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