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# enhancement

noun (an enhancement, enhancements; also uncountable)

«enhancement» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. An enhancement is an improvement that makes something better, stronger or more attractive. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/enhancement/#m1)
2. (formal) Enhancement is the act of making something better. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/enhancement/#m2)

### In the lessons

In technology: a software enhancement adds new features. In art and science: image enhancement makes photos clearer. A formal word; in everyday talk say "improvement". Phrases: an enhancement to, image enhancement, performance enhancement.

### Examples

- The new update has many enhancements. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/enhancement/#x1)
- The garden had a big enhancement after we planted flowers. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/enhancement/#x2)
- Image enhancement made the blurry photo clear. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/enhancement/#x3)
- Using banned drugs for performance enhancement is cheating in sport. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/enhancement/#x4)
- The new lights were a great enhancement to the hall. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/enhancement/#x5)
- We suggested some enhancements to our class website. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/enhancement/#x6)

### Note

Verb: enhance. Countable when it is one improvement; uncountable for the process. Spelling: en-HANCE-ment. In formal exam language it simply means "improvement".

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «enhancement» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/enhancement/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«enhancement» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/enhancement.html) on Mova free.