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DO GOOD
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I. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Example:
This will do you good
Synonyms:
benefit; do good
Classified under:
Verbs of buying, selling, owning
Hypernyms (to "do good" is one way to...):
aid; help (improve the condition of)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
Derivation:
do-gooder (someone devoted to the promotion of human welfare and to social reforms)