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Meliorate Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Meliorate? [v] get better; "The weather improved toward evening." [v] to make better; "The editor improved the manuscript with his changes" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Meliorate: ameliorate \| better \| improve Related Terms \| Find terms related to Meliorate: 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 change \| civilize \| come about \| come along \| come around \| come on \| come round \| convert \| deform \| degenerate \| denature \| descant \| deteriorate \| develop \| deviate \| diapason \| diverge \| diversify \| edify \| educate \| elevate \| emend \| enhance \| enlighten \| enrich \| fatten \| favor \| fit \| flop \| forward \| foster \| gain \| gain ground \| get ahead \| get along \| go ahead \| go forward \| go straight \| graduate \| grow better \| haul around \| improve \| improve upon \| jibe \| lard \| lay \| lift \| look up \| make an improvement \| make headway \| make progress \| make strides \| measure \| melodia \| mend \| mitigate \| modify \| modulate \| mutate \| nurture \| overthrow \| perk up \| pick up \| progress \| promote \| qualify \| raise \| realign \| rebuild \| reconstruct \| re-create \| redesign \| refine upon \| refit \| reform \| remake \| renew \| reshape \| restructure \| revamp \| revive \| ring the changes \| shape up \| shift \| shift the scene \| show improvement \| shuffle the cards \| skyrocket \| socialize \| straighten out \| strain \| subvert \| swerve \| tack \| take a turn \| take off \| transfigure \| transform \| tune \| turn \| turn aside \| turn into \| turn the corner \| turn the scale \| turn the tables \| turn the tide \| turn upside down \| undergo a change \| upgrade \| uplift \| vary \| veer \| warble \| warp \| work a change \| worsen See Also \| advance \| aid \| alleviate \| alter \| assuage \| beautify \| bounce back \| build \| bushel \| change \| change state \| condition \| convalesce \| develop \| distill \| doctor \| down \| educate \| embellish \| emend \| enhance \| enrich \| fine-tune \| fix \| fructify \| furbish up \| get over \| get well \| heal \| help \| hone \| iron out \| lift \| make pure \| mend \| palliate \| perfect \| pick up \| polish \| prettify \| purify \| put right \| raise \| recover \| recuperate \| refine \| reform \| regenerate \| relieve \| remit \| repair \| restore \| revitalize \| see the light \| straighten out \| sublimate \| touch on \| turn \| turn around \| upgrade Meliorate In Webster's Dictionary \Mel"iorate\ (m[=e]l"y[-o]r[=a]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Meliorated} (-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. {Ameliorate}.] To make better; to improve; to ameliorate; to soften; to make more tolerable. Nature by art we nobly meliorate. --Denham. The pure and bening light of revelation has had a meliorating influence on mankind. --Washington. \Mel"io*rate\, v. i. To grow better.

Meliorate Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Meliorate?

[v] get better; "The weather improved toward evening."
[v] to make better; "The editor improved the manuscript with his changes"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Meliorate: ameliorate | better | improve

Meliorate In Webster's Dictionary

\Mel"io*rate\ (m[=e]l"y[-o]*r[=a]t), v. t. [imp. & p.
p. {Meliorated} (-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. {Ameliorate}.]
To make better; to improve; to ameliorate; to soften; to make
more tolerable.

      Nature by art we nobly meliorate.        --Denham.

      The pure and bening light of revelation has had a
      meliorating influence on mankind.        --Washington.


\Mel"io*rate\, v. i.
To grow better.

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