meliorate
[ meel-yuh-reyt, mee-lee-uh- ]
/ ˈmil yəˌreɪt, ˈmi li ə- /
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verb (used with or without object), mel·io·rat·ed, mel·io·rat·ing.
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Origin of meliorate
1545–55; <Latin meliōrātus (past participle of meliōrāre) to make better, improve, equivalent to meliōr- (stem of melior) better + -ātus-ate1
OTHER WORDS FROM meliorate
mel·io·ra·ble [meel-yer-uh-buhl, mee-lee-er-uh-], /ˈmil yər ə bəl, ˈmi li ər ə-/, adjectivemel·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-/, adjectivemel·io·ra·tor, nounun·mel·io·rat·ed, adjectiveDictionary.com Unabridged
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How to use meliorate in a sentence
Therefore, given an indefeasible meliorative trend in events, man is but a mechanical intermediary in the sequence.
The Place of Science in Modern Civilisation and Other Essays|Thorstein Veblen
British Dictionary definitions for meliorate
Derived forms of meliorate
meliorable, adjectivemeliorative (ˈmiːlɪərətɪv), adjective, nounmeliorator, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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