Etymology dictionary. 2014.
Meliorate — 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.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Meliorate — Mel io*rate, v. i. To grow better. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
meliorate — 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… … Law dictionary
meliorate — [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… … English World dictionary
meliorate — verb /miːliəreɪt/ To make better, to improve; to heal or solve a problem. They offered some compromises in an effort to meliorate the disagreement … Wiktionary
meliorate — 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 … New Collegiate Dictionary
meliorate — 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… … Universalium
meliorate — 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… … Moby Thesaurus
meliorate — 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 … English dictionary for students
meliorate — mel·io·rate || miËlɪəreɪt v. improve; upgrade; be improved … English contemporary dictionary
