The difference between Batten and Improve
When used as verbs, batten means to become better, whereas improve means to make (something) better.
Batten is also noun with the meaning: a thin strip of wood used in construction to hold members of a structure together or to provide a fixing point.
check bellow for the other definitions of Batten and Improve
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Batten as a verb (intransitive):
To become better; improve in condition, especially by feeding.
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Batten as a verb (intransitive):
To feed ; to revel .
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Batten as a verb (intransitive):
To thrive by feeding; grow fat; feed oneself gluttonously.
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Batten as a verb (intransitive):
To thrive, prosper, or live in luxury, especially at the expense of others; fare sumptuously.
Examples:
"Robber barons who battened on the poor"
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Batten as a verb (intransitive):
To gratify a morbid appetite or craving; gloat.
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Batten as a verb (transitive):
To improve by feeding; fatten; make fat or cause to thrive due to plenteous feeding.
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Batten as a verb (transitive):
To fertilize or enrich, as land.
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Batten as a noun:
A thin strip of wood used in construction to hold members of a structure together or to provide a fixing point.
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Batten as a noun (nautical):
A long strip of wood, metal, fibreglass etc., used for various purposes aboard ship, especially one inserted in a pocket sewn on the sail in order to keep the sail flat.
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Batten as a noun:
In stagecraft, a long pipe, usually metal, affixed to the ceiling or fly system in a theater.
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Batten as a noun:
The movable bar of a loom, which strikes home or closes the threads of a woof.
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Batten as a verb:
To furnish with battens.
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Batten as a verb (nautical):
To fasten or secure a hatch etc using battens.
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Improve as a verb (transitive):
To make (something) better; to increase the value or productivity (of something).
Examples:
"Painting the woodwork will improve this house."
"Buying more servers would improve performance."
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Improve as a verb (intransitive):
To become better.
Examples:
"I have improved since taking the tablets."
"The error messages have improved since the last version, when they were incomprehensible."
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Improve as a verb (obsolete):
To disprove or make void; to refute.
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Improve as a verb (obsolete):
To disapprove of; to find fault with; to reprove; to censure.
Examples:
"to improve negligence"
"rfquotek Chapman"
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Improve as a verb (dated):
To use or employ to good purpose; to turn to profitable account.
Examples:
"to improve one's time;  to improve his means"