Butcher and Improve

Butcher

Butcher verb - To make or do (something) in a clumsy or unskillful way.
Usage example: the new piano student butchered the sonatina

Improve is an antonym for butcher.

Nearby Words: butchery, butchering, butchered

Improve

Improve verb - To make better.

Butcher is an antonym for improve.

Common collocations

humanity butcher humanity improve humanity
people butcher people improve people
time butcher time improve time
story butcher story improve story
Other words: city.
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