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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
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. Ameliorate.]
To make better; to improve; to ameliorate; to soften; to make
more tolerable.
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Nature by art we nobly meliorate. --Denham.
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The pure and benign light of revelation has had a
meliorating influence on mankind. --Washington.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Meliorate \Mel"io*rate\, v. i.
To grow better.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Meliorate \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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Meliorate \Mel"io*rate\, v. i.
To grow better.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]
meliorate
v 1: to make better; "The editor improved the manuscript with his
changes" [syn: better, improve, amend, ameliorate]
[ant: worsen]
2: get better; "The weather improved toward evening" [syn: better,
improve, ameliorate] [ant: worsen]
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
meliorate
vb.
1 (lb en transitive) To make better; to improve; to solve a problem.
2 (lb en intransitive) To become better.
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
meliorate
vb.
1 (lb en transitive) To make better; to improve; to solve a problem.
2 (lb en intransitive) To become better.
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
meliorate
vb.
1 (lb en transitive) To make better; to improve; to solve a problem.
2 (lb en intransitive) To become better.
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
meliorate
vb.
1 (lb en transitive) To make better; to improve; to solve a problem.
2 (lb en intransitive) To become better.
From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
meliorate
Engelska vb.
1 förbättra (tr)
2 bli bättre, förbättras (itr)
From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]
Meliorate /mˈɛliəɹˌeɪt/
حسّن
From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
meliorate /mˈɛliəɹˌeɪt/
zlepšit
From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 : [ freedict:eng-hrv ]
meliorate /mˈɛliəɹˌeɪt/
poboljšati se
From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 : [ freedict:eng-tur ]
meliorate /mˈɛliəɹˌeɪt/
1. düzeltmek, iyileştirmek
2. iyileşmek, düzelmek meliora, tion islah.
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 : [ moby-thesaurus ]
137 Moby Thesaurus words for "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, re-create, realign,
rebuild, reconstruct, 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
From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary : [ stardic ]
v. 改善,改良,变好;
From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary : [ xdict ]
vt.
vi. 改善,改良,变好
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