Definition
An archaic term meaning to increase, enhance, or raise in value or intensity (rarely used in modern English).
Etymology
From Old French exaucier, derived from Latin exaltare (ex- 'out' + altus 'high'). The word fell out of common use but survives in historical texts and specialized vocabularies.
Kelly Says
This Middle English word shows how 'enhance' and 'exalt' are linguistic cousins—they literally share the same Latin root meaning 'to make high,' but one thrived while the other faded into obscurity!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ማስተባበር
ma-ste-ba-ber
CACatalà
millorar
mee-llo-rar
CSČeština
zlepšit
zlep-shit
DADansk
forbedre
for-bed-re
DEDeutsch
verbessern
ver-bes-sern
ELΕλληνικά
βελτιώστε
vel-tee-o-ste
ESEspañol
mejorar
meh-hoh-ar
FISuomi
parantaa
par-an-taa
FRFrançais
améliorer
ah-mee-yore
HIहिन्दी
सुधारना
soo-dhar-na
HUMagyar
javítani
ja-vi-ti-ni
IDBahasa Indonesia
meningkatkan
men-ing-kat-kan
ITItaliano
migliorare
mee-lee-o-ra-re
KKKK
жетілдіру
je-ti-l-di-ru
KMKM
ប្រែប្រួល
brae-pra-uol
KO한국어
향상시키다
hyang-sang-si-ki-da
MRMR
सुधारणा
soo-dha-ra-na
MSBahasa Melayu
meningkatkan
men-ing-kat-kan
MYမြန်မာ
ပိုကောင်း
po-ka-ung
NLNederlands
verbeteren
ver-bet-er-en
PAPA
सुਧਾਰਨ
soo-dha-ar-na
PLPolski
ulepszyć
u-leps-zhyt
PTPortuguês
melhorar
me-hor-ar
RORomână
îmbunătăți
im-bu-na-ta-ti
RUРусский
улучшить
oo-luch-shit
SVSvenska
förbättra
for-bet-tra
SWKiswahili
boresha
bo-re-sha
TAதமிழ்
மேம்படுத்து
may-am-padu-thu
TEతెలుగు
ెక్కించు
ek-ki-nchu
THไทย
ปรับปรุง
pab-pron-gung
TLTL
pabutihin
pa-boo-ti-hin
TRTürkçe
geliştirmek
geh-li-stir-mek
UKУкраїнська
покращити
pok-rash-chiti
VITiếng Việt
cải thiện
cai-thien