- mel|io|ra|tive
- mel|io|ra|tive «MEEL yuh RAY tihv, MEE lee uh-», adjective.tending to improve; improving.
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a|mel´io|ra´tive|ly — a|mel|io|ra|tive «uh MEEL yuh RAY tihv, MEE lee uh », adjective. tending to ameliorate; improving. –a|mel´io|ra´tive|ly, adverb … Useful english dictionary
a|mel|io|ra|tive — «uh MEEL yuh RAY tihv, MEE lee uh », adjective. tending to ameliorate; improving. –a|mel´io|ra´tive|ly, adverb … 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
Ameliorative — A*mel io*ra*tive, a. Tending to ameliorate; producing amelioration or improvement; as, ameliorative remedies, efforts. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
a — acar·a·pis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·na; ac·a·ri·nar·i·um; ac·a·rine; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; ac·a·ri·no·sis; ac·a·ro·ce·cid·i·um; ac·a·roid; ac·a·rol·o·gist; ac·a·rol·o·gy; ac·a·ro·pho·bia; ac·a·rus; acat·a·lep·sy; acat·a·lex·is;… … English syllables
la — ab·cha·la·zal; ab·la·tion; ab·la·ti·val; ac·an·thel·la; acan·tho·ceph·a·la; ac·cep·ti·la·tion; ac·cu·mu·la·ble; ac·cu·mu·la·tion; ac·cu·mu·la·tive; ac·cu·mu·la·tor; aceph·a·la; ac·er·o·la; acet·y·la·tion; acet·y·la·tor; ach·a·la·sia;… … English syllables
o — abi·o·log·i·cal; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom; ab·o·li·tion·ism; ab·o·li·tion·ist; ab·o·li·tion·ize; ab·o·ma·sal; ab·o·ma·sum; ac·an·thol·o·gy; ac·an·thop·o·dous; acar·i·dol·o·gist; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; acar·i·o·sis;… … English syllables
ca — ab·a·ca; aba·ca·te; aba·ca·xi; ab·di·ca·ble; ab·di·ca·tion; ab·di·ca·tor; ab·ra·ca·dab·ra; ac·ca; ac·ciac·ca·tu·ra; ace·ti·fi·ca·tion; acid·i·fi·ca·tion; ac·ro·tho·rac·i·ca; ac·ti·fi·ca·tion; ad·ju·di·ca·taire; ad·ju·di·ca·tio; ad·ju·di·ca·tion;… … English syllables
li — ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom; ab·o·li·tion·ism; ab·o·li·tion·ist; ab·o·li·tion·ize; acan·tho·ceph·a·li; acan·tho·li·mon; aceph·a·li·na; acet·y·li·za·tion; acho·li; ade·lo·spon·dy·li; ae·go·li·us; ae·o·li·an·ly; ae·tha·li·oid;… … English syllables
