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ameliorate
a·me·lio·rate
[
ə mlee ə ràyt
]
(
past and past participle
a·me·lio·rat·ed
,
present participle
a·me·lio·rat·ing
,
3rd person present singular
a·me·lio·rates
)
transitive and intransitive verb
Definition:
improve:
to make something better, or become better
(
formal
)
[
Mid-18th century. Alteration of meliorate, after French
améliorer
]
a·me·lio·ra·ble
[
ə mlee ərəb'l
]
adjective
a·me·lio·rant
noun
a·me·lio·ra·tion
[
ə mlee ə ráysh'n
]
noun
a·me·lio·ra·tive
adjective
a·me·lio·ra·tor
noun
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a·me·lio·ra·ble [ ə mlee ərəb'l ] adjectivea·me·lio·rant nouna·me·lio·ra·tion [ ə mlee ə ráysh'n ] nouna·me·lio·ra·tive adjectivea·me·lio·ra·tor noun
