convalesce vs better

better vs convalesce

convalesce is not a noun while better is a noun.

convalesce is not an adjective while better is an adjective.

convalesce and better both are verbs.

convalesce is not an adverb while better is an adverb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
convalesce	No	No	Yes	No
better	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes

As verbs, better is a hypernym of convalesce; that is, better is a word with a broader meaning than convalesce:

convalesce: get over an illness or shock
better: get better

Other hypernyms of convalesce include ameliorate, improve, meliorate.

convalesce (noun)	better (noun)
	something superior in quality or condition or effect
	the superior one of two alternatives
	someone who bets
	a superior person having claim to precedence

convalesce (adjective)	better (adjective)
	(comparative of `good') superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
	(comparative of `good') changed for the better in health or fitness
	(comparative and superlative of `well') wiser or more advantageous and hence advisable
	more than half

convalesce (verb)	better (verb)
get over an illness or shock	get better
	to make better
	surpass in excellence

convalesce (adverb)	better (adverb)
	comparative of `well'; in a better or more excellent manner or more advantageously or attractively or to a greater degree etc.
	from a position of superiority or authority

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