meliorate

Meaning

1. (transitive) To make better; to improve; to solve a problem.
2. (intransitive) To become better.

Synonyms

improve

ameliorate

better

amend

touch up

mend

get better

make good

pass

reclaim

refine

reform

reformation

sanitise

subtilize

update

rarify

subtilise

better oneself

amendment

breed

correct

correction

enhance

Translations

migliorare

mejorar

améliorer

βελτιώνομαι

verbessern

βελτιώνω

تحسن

millorar

melhorar

amender

réformer

s’améliorer

حسن

حسّن

besser werden

Pronounced as (IPA)

/miːli.əɹeɪt/

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin meliorāre, a verb based on Latin melior (“better”).