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advancement, progress

n. gradual improvement or growth or development; "advancement of knowledge"; "great progress in the arts"

progress, progression, advance

n. a movement forward; "he listened for the progress of the troops"

progress, progression, procession, advance, advancement, forward motion, onward motion

n. the act of moving forward (as toward a goal)

Progress

n. database company

progress, come on, come along, advance, get on, get along, shape up

v. develop in a positive way; "He progressed well in school"; "My plants are coming along"; "Plans are shaping up"

advance, progress, pass on, move on, march on, go on

v. move forward, also in the metaphorical sense; "Time marches on"

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improvement

n. the act of improving something; "their improvements increased the value of the property"

melioration

n. the linguistic process in which over a period of time a word grows more positive in connotation or more elevated in meaning

enrichment

n. act of making fuller or more meaningful or rewarding

augmentation

n. the act of augmenting

climb, climbing, mounting

n. an event that involves rising to a higher point (as in altitude or temperature or intensity etc.)

development

n. a recent event that has some relevance for the present situation; "recent developments in Iraq"; "what a revolting development!"

climb, mount

n. the act of climbing something; "it was a difficult climb to the top"

improvement

n. the act of improving something; "their improvements increased the value of the property"

stride

n. significant progress (especially in the phrase "make strides"); "they made big strides in productivity"

proceed, go

v. follow a certain course; "The inauguration went well"; "how did your interview go?"

move, go

v. have a turn; make one's move in a game; "Can I go now?"

move, go, run

v. progress by being changed; "The speech has to go through several more drafts"; "run through your presentation before the meeting"

go, proceed, move

v. follow a procedure or take a course; "We should go farther in this matter"; "She went through a lot of trouble"; "go about the world in a certain manner"; "Messages must go through diplomatic channels"

travel, go, move, locomote

v. change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast"

advance, progress, pass on, move on, march on, go on

v. move forward, also in the metaphorical sense; "Time marches on"

grow

v. become larger, greater, or bigger; expand or gain; "The problem grew too large for me"; "Her business grew fast"

diffuse, spread, spread out, fan out

v. move outward; "The soldiers fanned out"

rear, raise, bring up, nurture, parent

v. bring up; "raise a family"; "bring up children"

proceed, go

v. follow a certain course; "The inauguration went well"; "how did your interview go?"

move, go

v. have a turn; make one's move in a game; "Can I go now?"

move, go, run

v. progress by being changed; "The speech has to go through several more drafts"; "run through your presentation before the meeting"

go, proceed, move

v. follow a procedure or take a course; "We should go farther in this matter"; "She went through a lot of trouble"; "go about the world in a certain manner"; "Messages must go through diplomatic channels"

progress, come on, come along, advance, get on, get along, shape up

v. develop in a positive way; "He progressed well in school"; "My plants are coming along"; "Plans are shaping up"

continue, go on, carry on, proceed

v. continue talking; "I know it's hard," he continued, "but there is no choice"; "carry on--pretend we are not in the room"

blitz

v. attack suddenly and without warning; "Hitler blitzed Poland"

offer

v. threaten to do something; "I offered to leave the committee if they did not accept my proposal"

project

v. communicate vividly; "He projected his feelings"

better, improve, amend, ameliorate, meliorate

v. to make better; "The editor improved the manuscript with his changes"

better, improve, ameliorate, meliorate

v. get better; "The weather improved toward evening"

march

v. walk fast, with regular or measured steps; walk with a stride; "He marched into the classroom and announced the exam"; "The soldiers marched across the border"

retreat

n. the act of withdrawing or going backward (especially to escape something hazardous or unpleasant)

regress, retrograde, retrogress

v. get worse or fall back to a previous condition

withdraw, retreat, pull away, draw back, recede, pull back, retire, move back

v. pull back or move away or backward; "The enemy withdrew"; "The limo pulled away from the curb"

recede

v. become faint or more distant; "the unhappy memories of her childhood receded as she grew older"

retrograde, retreat

v. move back; "The glacier retrogrades"

retreat

v. move away, as for privacy; "The Pope retreats to Castelgondolfo every summer"

back

v. travel backward; "back into the driveway"; "The car backed up and hit the tree"

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