Meliorate

Pronunciation

• IPA: /miːliÉ™reɪt/

Origin

From Latin melior "better"

Full definition of meliorate

Verb

1. (transitive) To make better, to improve; to heal or solve a problem.They offered some compromises in an effort to meliorate the disagreement.
• DenhamNature by art we nobly meliorate.
• WashingtonThe pure and benign light of revelation has had a meliorating influence on mankind.

Synonyms

Derived terms

• meliorable
• meliorative
• meliorator