Improve
Merit
Merit verb - To be or make worthy of (as a reward or punishment).
Common collocations
| reputation | improve reputation | merit reputation |
Both words in one sentence
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Maeve actually thought her hypothesis might have merit, but thought she needed to improve her sampling techniques in order to present it properly.
Source: Series / Criminal Minds
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