meliorate[verb]Synonyms: improve, ameliorate, amend, better, help
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meliorate verb.
['mi:lɪǝreɪt] M16.[Late Latin meliorat- pa. ppl stem of meliorare improve, from Latin melior better: see -ATE3.]1. verb trans. =
AMELIORATE verb 1. Also, mitigate (suffering etc.).
M16.2. verb intrans. =
AMELIORATE verb 2.
M17.3. verb intrans. Scots Law. Make meliorations.
M19. ■ meliorater noun (now
rare or
obsolete)
M19. ■ meliorator noun (
rare)
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