ameliorate (verb)
11ameliorate — a|me|lio|rate [ ə miliə,reıt ] verb transitive VERY FORMAL to improve something or make it less severe ╾ a|me|lio|ra|tion [ ə,miliə reıʃn ] noun uncount …
12ameliorate — [ə mi:lɪəreɪt] verb formal make (something bad or unsatisfactory) better. Derivatives amelioration noun ameliorative adjective ameliorator noun Origin C18: alt. of meliorate, influenced by Fr. améliorer, from meilleur …
13amelioration — ameliorate ► VERB formal ▪ make (something) better. DERIVATIVES amelioration noun ameliorative adjective. ORIGIN alteration of MELIORATE(Cf. ↑M) …
14ameliorative — ameliorate ► VERB formal ▪ make (something) better. DERIVATIVES amelioration noun ameliorative adjective. ORIGIN alteration of MELIORATE(Cf. ↑M) …
15meliorate — [c]/ˈmiliəreɪt / (say meeleeuhrayt) verb (meliorated, meliorating) –verb (t) 1. to make better; ameliorate. –verb (i) 2. to become better; improve. {Late Latin meliōrātus, past participle} –melioration /miliəˈreɪʃən/ (say meeleeuh rayshuhn), noun …
16improve — verb (improved; improving) Etymology: Middle English improuen, emprouen, from Anglo French emprouer to make profit from, from French en + pru, prou advantage, from Late Latin prode more at proud Date: circa 1529 transitive verb 1. archaic employ …
17straighten out — verb 1. settle or put right (Freq. 2) we need to iron out our disagreements • Syn: ↑iron out, ↑put right • Hypernyms: ↑better, ↑improve, ↑amend, ↑ …
18pick up — verb 1. take and lift upward (Freq. 22) • Syn: ↑lift up, ↑gather up • Hypernyms: ↑raise, ↑lift, ↑elevate, ↑get up, ↑bring up …
19build up — verb 1. enlarge, develop, or increase by degrees or in stages (Freq. 7) build up your savings • Derivationally related forms: ↑buildup • Hypernyms: ↑increase • Verb Frames: Somebody s some …
20distill — verb 1. remove impurities from, increase the concentration of, and separate through the process of distillation (Freq. 3) purify the water • Syn: ↑purify, ↑sublimate, ↑make pure • Derivationally related forms: ↑distill …
