Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

meliorate

/ˈmiːli.əɹeɪt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.10 in modern English

Syllables: me-lio-rate
IPA: /ˈmiːli.əɹeɪt/

11

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To make better; to improve; to solve a problem.

Transitive verb

verb

To become better.

Intransitive verb

Example Sentences

"They offered some compromises in an effort to meliorate the disagreement."
"Nature by art we nobly meliorate."
"June 8, 1783, George Washington, Circular to the States […] and the pure and benign light of revelation have had a meliorating influence on mankind."

Etymology

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

Origin

First known use: First attested in 1542

Usage

Inflected Forms

meliorates (present, singular) meliorating (participle, present) meliorated (participle, past) meliorated (past)

Derived Forms

meliorable meliorater melioration meliorative meliorator

Frequently Paired Words

ameliorate

Synonyms

ameliorate refine resolve work out aprimorate (non-native speakers’ English (chiefly Portuguese)) amend batten better enhance hone improve meliorate

Questions

How do you pronounce meliorate?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmiːli.əɹeɪt/.
What does meliorate mean?: To make better; to improve; to solve a problem.
Where does meliorate come from?: First known use: First attested in 1542.

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