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to make or become better or more bearable; improve; ameliorate.–mel´io|ra´tion, noun.–mel´io|ra´tor, noun.
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a|mel´io|ra´tor — a|mel|io|rate «uh MEEL yuh rayt, MEE lee uh », verb, rat|ed, rat|ing. –v.t. to make better, especially more tolerable, satisfactory, prosperous, or the like; improve: »Smoke control has ameliorated living conditions in the city. SYNONYM(S):… … Useful english dictionary
mel´io|ra´tion — mel|io|rate «MEEL yuh rayt, MEE lee uh », transitive verb, intransitive verb, raed, rat|ing. to make or become better or more bearable; improve; ameliorate. ╂[< Late Latin meliōrāre (with English ate1) < Latin melior better, comparative of… … Useful english dictionary
mel|io|rate — «MEEL yuh rayt, MEE lee uh », transitive verb, intransitive verb, raed, rat|ing. to make or become better or more bearable; improve; ameliorate. ╂[< Late Latin meliōrāre (with English ate1) < Latin melior better, comparative of bonus good] … Useful english dictionary
Mel Rees — Mel Rees Spielerinformationen Voller Name Melvyn John Rees Geburtstag 25. Januar 1967 Geburtsort Cardiff, Wales Sterbedatum 30. Mai … Deutsch Wikipedia
a|mel|io|rate — «uh MEEL yuh rayt, MEE lee uh », verb, rat|ed, rat|ing. –v.t. to make better, especially more tolerable, satisfactory, prosperous, or the like; improve: »Smoke control has ameliorated living conditions in the city. SYNONYM(S): mitigate, relieve.… … Useful english dictionary
meliorate — mel•io•rate [[t]ˈmil yəˌreɪt, ˈmi li ə [/t]] v. t. v. i. rat•ed, rat•ing ameliorate • Etymology: 1545–55; < L meliōrātus, ptp. of meliōrāre to make better, der. of melior better mel io•ra′tion, n. mel′io•ra tive adj. mel′io•ra tor, n … From formal English to slang
ameliorate — a•mel•io•rate [[t]əˈmil yəˌreɪt, əˈmi li ə [/t]] v. t. v. i. rat•ed, rat•ing to make or become better or more satisfactory; improve; meliorate • Etymology: 1760–70 a•mel′io•ra•ble, adj. a•mel io•ra′tion, n. a•mel′io•ra tive, adj. a•mel′io•ra tor … From formal English to slang
Ameliorator — A*mel io*ra tor, n. One who ameliorates. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Meliorator — Mel io*ra tor, n. One who meliorates. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
tort — (tor ; le t ne se lie pas ; au plur. l s ne se lie pas : des tor égaux : cependant quelques uns la lient : des tor z égaux) s. m. 1° Ce qui est opposé à la raison, à la justice. • Il n y a point de gens qui aient plus souvent tort, que ceux… … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
