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bettered

Meaning of “bettered”

Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of better, meaning to improve or make better.

Definition sources

KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
1 occurrence1 verse1 bookKJV PCE

First occurrence: Mark 5:26

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The KJV occurrence

KJV PCE
Mark 5:26
And had suffered many things of many physicians, and had spent all that she had, and was nothing bettered, but rather grew worse,
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Mark 5:26 · retained source text

And had suffered many things of many Physicians, and had spent all that she had, and was nothing bettered, but rather grew worse,

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Historical English dictionary sources

Historical definitions

Improved; meliorated; made better.

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