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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|tion — «uh MEEL yuh RAY shuhn, MEE lee uh », noun. 1. the process of making better. 2. the condition of being made better; improvement. 3. an improvement … Useful english dictionary
mel´io|ra´tor — 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 — mel·a·nel·li·dae; mel·ane·mia; mel·a·ne·sid; mel·a·nif·er·ous; mel·a·ni·idae; mel·a·nin; mel·an·irid·o·some; mel·a·nism; mel·a·nist; mel·a·nis·tic; mel·a·nite; mel·a·ni·za·tion; mel·a·nize; mel·a·no; mel·a·no·carcinoma; mel·a·no·cerite;… … English syllables
mel|a|ni|za|tion — «MEHL uh nuh ZAY shuhn», noun. 1. the act or process of melanizing. 2. the condition of being melanized … Useful english dictionary
tion — ab·bre·vi·a·tion; ab·di·ca·tion; ab·duc·tion; ab·er·ra·tion; ab·er·ra·tion·al; ab·jec·tion; ab·junc·tion; ab·ju·ra·tion; ab·lac·ta·tion; ab·la·tion; ab·lu·tion; ab·mi·gra·tion; ab·ne·ga·tion; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom;… … English syllables
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
caramelize — car•a•mel•ize [[t]ˈkær ə məˌlaɪz, ˈkɑr mə [/t]] v. t. v. i. ized, iz•ing coo to convert or be converted into caramel • Etymology: 1720–30 car a•mel•i•za′tion, n … From formal English to slang
Amelioration — A*mel io*ra tion, n. [Cf. F. am[ e]lioration.] The act of ameliorating, or the state of being ameliorated; making or becoming better; improvement; melioration. Amelioration of human affairs. J. S. Mill. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
