meliorate

(mēl′yə rāt′)

transitive verb, intransitive verb meliorated, meliorating

to make or become better; improve; ameliorate

Origin: < LL melioratus, pp. of meliorare, to make better < L melior, better < IE base *mel-, strong, big > Gr mala, very

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See meliorate in American Heritage Dictionary 4

verb mel·io·rat·ed, mel·io·rat·ing, mel·io·rates

verb, transitive

To make better; improve.

verb, intransitive

To grow better.

Origin:

Origin: Latin meliōrāre, meliōrāt-

Origin: , from melior, better; see mel-² in Indo-European roots

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