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meliorate
[ meel-yuh-reyt, mee-lee-uh- ]
meliorate
/ ˈmiːlɪəˌreɪt; ˈmiːlɪərətɪv /
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Derived Forms
- ˈmelioˌrator, noun
- ˈmeliorable, adjective
- meliorative, adjectivenoun
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Other Words From
- mel·io·ra·ble [meel, -yer-, uh, -b, uh, l, mee, -lee-er-, uh, -], adjective
- mel·io·ra·tive [meel, -y, uh, -rey-tiv, -yer-, uh, -tiv, mee, -lee-, uh, -rey-, -er-, uh, -], adjective
- melio·rator noun
- un·melio·rated adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of meliorate1
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Example Sentences
They must suppress the workings of British philanthropy, seeking to meliorate the condition of the unfortunate West Indian slave.
Some years ago several pious individuals undertook to meliorate the condition of the prisons.
Their adoption would promote the public service and meliorate the condition of the Army.
Why the hills behind Cladich, that people call tame, make a background that no art might meliorate.
May goodness, which thy heart did once enthrone, Emit one ray to meliorate my own!
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