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meliorate
mel·io·rate
[
mlee ə ràyt
]
(
past and past participle
mel·io·rat·ed
,
present participle
mel·io·rat·ing
,
3rd person present singular
mel·io·rates
)
transitive and intransitive verb
Definition:
improve:
to become better, or make something better
[
Mid-16th century. < late Latin
meliorare
< Latin
melior
"better"
]
mel·io·ra·ble
adjective
mel·io·ra·tion
[
mlee ə ráysh'n
]
noun
mel·io·ra·tive
[
mlee ə ràytiv
]
adjective
mel·io·ra·tor
[
mlee əràytər
]
noun
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mel·io·ra·ble adjectivemel·io·ra·tion [ mlee ə ráysh'n ] nounmel·io·ra·tive [ mlee ə ràytiv ] adjectivemel·io·ra·tor [ mlee əràytər ] noun
