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meliorate
- Main Entry:
- me·lio·rate

- Pronunciation:
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\ˈmēl-yə-ˌrāt, ˈmē-lē-ə-\
- Function:
- verb
- Inflected Form(s):
- me·lio·rat·ed; me·lio·rat·ing
- Etymology:
- Late Latin melioratus, past participle of meliorare, from Latin melior better; akin to Latin multus much, Greek mala very
- Date:
- 1542
— me·lio·ra·tion
\ˌmēl-yə-ˈrā-shən, ˌmē-lē-ə-\
noun
— me·lio·ra·tive
\ˈmēl-yə-ˌrā-tiv, ˈmē-lē-ə-\
adjective
— me·lio·ra·tor
\-ˌrā-tər\
noun
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