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meliorate |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Meliorate \Mel"io*rate\ (m[=e]l"y[-o]*r[=a]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Meliorated} (-r[=a]`t[e^]d); p. pr & vb n. {Meliorating}.] [L. melioratus p. p. of meliorare to meliorate, fr melior better; akin to Gr ma^llon rather, ma`la very Cf {Ameliorate}.] To make better; to improve; to ameliorate; to soften; to make more tolerable. Nature by art we nobly meliorate. --Denham. The pure and bening light of revelation has had a meliorating influence on mankind. --Washington. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Meliorate \Mel"io*rate\, v. i. To grow better. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: meliorate v 1: to make better in quality or more valuable; "The editor improved the manuscript with his changes." [syn: {better}, {improve}, {amend}, {ameliorate}] [ant: {worsen}] 2: get better; "The weather improved toward evening." [syn: {better}, {improve}, {ameliorate}] [ant: {worsen}]
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