Improve

v. make better, increase in quality, enhance; become better, recuperate; fix up, repair, increase the value of; take advantage of, make good use of

Improve means to make something better. It may also refer to:Improver Bread improverImprover Corporation: Improver v Remington, a 1990 United Kingdom patent infringement law court case
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Verb
1. to make better; "The editor improved the manuscript with his changes"
(synonym) better, amend, ameliorate, meliorate
(hypernym) change, alter, modify
(hyponym) relieve, alleviate, palliate, assuage
(cause) better, ameliorate, meliorate
(verb-group) better, ameliorate, meliorate
(derivation) improvement
2. get better; "The weather improved toward evening"
(synonym) better, ameliorate, meliorate
(hypernym) change state, turn
(hyponym) recuperate, recover, convalesce
(verb-group) better, amend, ameliorate, meliorate
(derivation) improvement, melioration

(v. t.)
To use or employ to good purpose; to make productive; to turn to profitable account; to utilize; as, to improve one's time; to improve his means.
  

(v. t.)
To make better; to increase the value or good qualities of; to ameliorate by care or cultivation; as, to improve land.
  

(v. t.)
To disprove or make void; to refute.
  

(v. t.)
To disapprove; to find fault with; to reprove; to censure; as, to improve negligence.
  

(v. t.)
To advance or increase by use; to augment or add to; -- said with reference to what is bad.
  

(v. i.)
To increase; to be enhanced; to rise in value; as, the price of cotton improves.
  

(v. i.)
To grow better; to advance or make progress in what is desirable; to make or show improvement; as, to improve in health.
  

(v. i.)
To advance or progress in bad qualities; to grow worse.
  

To achieve a better hand than one currently holds by adding or exchanging cards as provided in the rules of the game being played. I didn't think Paula was bluffing, so I decided not to call unless I improved on the draw.