meliorate

(mēl'yə-rāt', mē'lē-ə-)

v., -rat·ed, -rat·ing, -rates.

v.tr.
To make better; improve.

v.intr.
To grow better.

[Latin meliōrāre, meliōrāt-, from melior, better.]

meliorable mel'io·ra·ble (-rə-bəl) adj.
meliorative mel'io·ra'tive adj. & n.
meliorator mel'io·ra'tor n.

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verb

To advance to a more desirable state: ameliorate, amend, better¹, help, improve, upgrade. See help/harm/harmless.

See words rhyming with "meliorate."

Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - forbedre, forædle
v. intr. - forbedres, forædles

Nederlands (Dutch)
verbeteren

Français (French)
v. tr. - améliorer
v. intr. - s'améliorer

Deutsch (German)
v. - verbessern

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - βελτιώνω/-ομαι

Italiano (Italian)
migliorare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - melhorar

Русский (Russian)
улучшать, улучшаться, мелиорировать

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - mejorar
v. intr. - mejorarse

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - förbättra

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
改善, 改良

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 改善
v. intr. - 改善, 改良

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 좋게 바꾸다
v. intr. - 좋아지다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 良くする, 良くなる, 改良する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يحسن‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮השביח, שיפר‬
v. intr. - ‮השתפר‬

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