meliorate

American

[meel-yuh-reyt, mee-lee-uh-] / ˈmil jəˌreɪt, ˈmi li ə- /

verb (used with or without object)

meliorated, meliorating

ameliorate.

meliorate British

/ ˈmiːlɪəˌreɪt, ˈmiːlɪərətɪv /

verb

a variant of ameliorate

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Etymology

Origin of meliorate

1545–55; < Latin meliōrātus (past participle of meliōrāre ) to make better, improve, equivalent to meliōr- (stem of melior ) better + -ātus -ate ¹

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