Meliorate

//ˈmiːli.əɹeɪt// verb

verb ·Common ·High school level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To make better; to improve; to solve a problem. transitive

    "They offered some compromises in an effort to meliorate the disagreement."

  2. 2
    get better wordnet
  3. 3
    To become better. intransitive
  4. 4
    to make better wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
amendimproveameliorateamelioratebetterbetter

Example

More examples

"They offered some compromises in an effort to meliorate the disagreement."

Etymology

First attested in 1542; borrowed from Late Latin meliorātus, perfect passive participle of meliorō (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from melior (“better”).

More for "meliorate"

SynonymsSentencesPronunciationTranslate

Next best steps

Find stronger synonymsSee usage examplesCheck pronunciationBrowse writing guides

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.