meliorate

C2+ Topic:Cause, Change & Process

US /ˈmiljəˌreɪt/ UK /ˈmiːliəreɪt/ See IPA manual

verb

Meanings

1

verb
to make or become better; to improve

The reforms were intended to meliorate conditions in the slums.

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Synonyms

1 verb · to make or become better;... improve ameliorate better amend upgrade enhance

Opposites

worsen deteriorate aggravate impair

Word family

Derived forms meliorationmeliorativemeliorism

Related forms amelioratemeliorism

Etymology

From Late Latin meliorātus, past participle of meliorāre ('to make better'), from Latin melior ('better'). To make or become better; to improve.

meliorāre Latin melior Latin

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# meliorate

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** ˈmiljəˌreɪt
**IPA (UK):** ˈmiːliəreɪt

## Meanings
1. to make or become better; to improve

## Examples
- The reforms were intended to meliorate conditions in the slums.

## Synonyms
- improve
- ameliorate
- better
- amend
- upgrade
- enhance

## Antonyms
- worsen
- deteriorate
- aggravate
- impair

## Derived Forms
- melioration
- meliorative
- meliorism

## Related Forms
- ameliorate
- meliorism

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: meliorāre
- Root: melior

## Etymology
From Late Latin meliorātus, past participle of meliorāre ('to make better'), from Latin melior ('better'). To make or become better; to improve.

## AI Etymology
Meliorate comes from Late Latin meliorātus, past participle of meliorāre ('to make better'), from Latin melior ('better'). To make or become better; to improve. The historical trail runs through Latin meliorāre and Latin melior. In modern use it means to make or become better; to improve. Derived formations include melioration, meliorative, meliorism; related forms include ameliorate, meliorism.

## Topics
- Cause, Change & Process
- Actions & Processes
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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