ameliorate
21ameliorate — a·mel·io·rate || É™ miËljÉ™reɪt v. improve, better; get better, improve oneself …
22ameliorate — [ə mi:lɪəreɪt] verb formal make (something bad or unsatisfactory) better. Derivatives amelioration noun ameliorative adjective ameliorator noun Origin C18: alt. of meliorate, influenced by Fr. améliorer, from meilleur …
23ameliorate — v. a. Improve, amend, mend, better, meliorate, elevate, raise, promote, make better …
24ameliorate — v 1. improve, better, make better, amend, meliorate; advance, promote, raise, elevate; straighten out, reform, revise, rectify, set or put straight, make or set right, fix, repair. 2. remedy, curé, mend, heal, doctor; relieve, ease, mitigate,… …
25ameliorate — ame·lio·rate …
26ameliorate — a•mel•io•rate [[t]əˈmil yəˌreɪt, əˈmi li ə [/t]] v. t. v. i. rat•ed, rat•ing to make or become better or more satisfactory; improve; meliorate • Etymology: 1760–70 a•mel′io•ra•ble, adj. a•mel io•ra′tion, n. a•mel′io•ra tive, adj. a•mel′io•ra tor …
27ameliorate — [c]/əˈmiliəreɪt / (say uh meeleeuhrayt), /əˈmiljəreɪt / (say uh meelyuhrayt) verb (ameliorated, ameliorating) –verb (i) 1. to become better; improve. –verb (t) 2. to make better; improve; meliorate. {French améliorer + ate1; modelled on earlier… …
28ameliorate — v.tr. & intr. formal make or become better; improve. Derivatives: amelioration n. ameliorative adj. ameliorator n. Etymology: alt. of MELIORATE after F ameacuteliorer …
29Ameliorated — Ameliorate A*mel io*rate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Ameliorated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Ameliorating}.] [L. ad + meliorare to make better: cf. F. am[ e]liorer. See {Meliorate}.] To make better; to improve; to meliorate. [1913 Webster] In every human being… …
30Ameliorating — Ameliorate A*mel io*rate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Ameliorated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Ameliorating}.] [L. ad + meliorare to make better: cf. F. am[ e]liorer. See {Meliorate}.] To make better; to improve; to meliorate. [1913 Webster] In every human being… …
