diff --git a/README-group.md b/README-group.md
index 4609982b69cb664960b10cf0e331f2109e64eb62..3b18e07433ad8b9430582e3e906df7cc55f6a77e 100644
--- a/README-group.md
+++ b/README-group.md
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ Group module
 Description
 -----------
 
-The group module allows to add, remove, enable, disable, unlock und undelete groups.
+The group module allows to ensure presence and absence of groups and members of groups.
 
 The group module is as compatible as possible to the Ansible upstream `ipa_group` module, but addtionally offers to add users to a group and also to remove users from a group.
 
diff --git a/README-host.md b/README-host.md
index ef4733cadc230167f59f6fac974c640400d4e04b..7b317191c918f2b9e38b50692c4aacfa14a42086 100644
--- a/README-host.md
+++ b/README-host.md
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ Host module
 Description
 -----------
 
-The host module allows to add, remove, and disable hosts.
+The host module allows to ensure presence, absence and disablement of hosts.
 
 The host module is as compatible as possible to the Ansible upstream `ipa_host` module, but addtionally offers to disable hosts.
 
diff --git a/README-topology.md b/README-topology.md
index e43159a92f275439f7deebdbbd67550c029dc1a8..f5d1f4e44cdd42f58576a4112ccce2b9e877868b 100644
--- a/README-topology.md
+++ b/README-topology.md
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ Topology modules
 Description
 -----------
 
-These modules allow to manage the topology. That means that topology segments can be added, removed and reinitialized. Also it is possible to verify topology suffixes.
+These modules allow to manage the topology. That means that it can made sure that topology segments are present, absent or reinitialized. Also it is possible to verify topology suffixes.
 
 
 Features
diff --git a/README-user.md b/README-user.md
index 8590d619abb265d62310584e474a0f77c90f8441..ab417640e8dbec623fc8a4865c469e026e391706 100644
--- a/README-user.md
+++ b/README-user.md
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ User module
 Description
 -----------
 
-The user module allows to add, remove, enable, disable, unlock und undelete users.
+The user module allows to ensure presence, absence, disablement, unlocking and undeletion of users.
 
 The user module is as compatible as possible to the Ansible upstream `ipa_user` module, but addtionally offers to preserve delete, enable, disable, unlock and undelete users.