meliorate
Origin of meliorate
1Other words from meliorate
- mel·io·ra·ble [meel-yer-uh-buhl, mee-lee-er-uh-], /ˈmil yər ə bəl, ˈmi li ər ə-/, adjective
- mel·io·ra·tive [meel-yuh-rey-tiv, -yer-uh-tiv, mee-lee-uh-rey-, -er-uh-], /ˈmil yəˌreɪ tɪv, -yər ə tɪv, ˈmi li əˌreɪ-, -ər ə-/, adjective
- mel·io·ra·tor, noun
- un·mel·io·rat·ed, adjective
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How to use meliorate in a sentence
They must suppress the workings of British philanthropy, seeking to meliorate the condition of the unfortunate West Indian slave.
The Papers And Writings Of Abraham Lincoln, Volume Two | Abraham LincolnSome years ago several pious individuals undertook to meliorate the condition of the prisons.
American Institutions and Their Influence | Alexis de Tocqueville et al.Their adoption would promote the public service and meliorate the condition of the Army.
A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents | James D. RichardsonWhy 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!
The Poetical Works of Henry Kirke White | Henry Kirke White
British Dictionary definitions for meliorate
/ (ˈmiːlɪəˌreɪt) /
a variant of ameliorate
Derived forms of meliorate
- meliorable, adjective
- meliorative (ˈmiːlɪərətɪv), adjective, noun
- meliorator, noun
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