meliorate
1Meliorate — Mel io*rate (m[=e]l y[ o]*r[=a]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Meliorated} (m[=e]l y[ o]*r[=a] t[e^]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Meliorating}.] [L. melioratus, p. p. of meliorare to meliorate, fr. melior better; akin to Gr. ma^llon rather, ma la very. Cf.… …
2Meliorate — Mel io*rate, v. i. To grow better. [1913 Webster] …
3meliorate — I verb adorn, advance, ameliorate, amend, assuage, beautify, better, correct, cultivate, cure, doctor, elaborate, elevate, embellish, emend, enhance, enrich, forward, have a good influence, improve, invigorate, lard, make better, make… …
4meliorate — (v.) 1550s, to make better, back formation from MELIORATION (Cf. melioration) or else from L.L. melioratus, pp. of L. meliorare improve, from melior better, used as comparative of bonus good, but probably originally meaning stronger, from PIE… …
5meliorate — [mēl′yə rāt΄] vt., vi. meliorated, meliorating [< LL melioratus, pp. of meliorare, to make better < L melior, better < IE base * mel , strong, big > Gr mala, very] to make or become better; improve; ameliorate meliorable [mēl′yə rə… …
6meliorate — verb /miːliəreɪt/ To make better, to improve; to heal or solve a problem. They offered some compromises in an effort to meliorate the disagreement …
7meliorate — verb ( rated; rating) Etymology: Late Latin melioratus, past participle of meliorare, from Latin melior better; akin to Latin multus much, Greek mala very Date: 1542 ameliorate • melioration noun • meliorative adjective • meliorator …
8meliorate — meliorable /meel yeuhr euh beuhl, mee lee euhr euh /, adj. meliorative /meel yeuh ray tiv, yeuhr euh tiv, mee lee euh ray , euhr euh /, adj. meliorator, n. /meel yeuh rayt , mee lee euh /, v.t., v.i., meliorated, meliorating. ameliorate. [1545… …
9meliorate — Synonyms and related words: accommodate, acculturate, adapt, adjust, advance, air, alter, ameliorate, amend, be changed, be converted into, be renewed, better, boost, bottom out, break, break up, bring forward, change, checker, chop, chop and… …
10meliorate — I (Roget s IV) v. Syn. amend, advance, correct; see improve 1 . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb To advance to a more desirable state: ameliorate, amend, better1, help, improve, upgrade. See HELP …
