ameliorate (verb)
111meliorate — I (Roget s IV) v. Syn. amend, advance, correct; see improve 1 . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb To advance to a more desirable state: ameliorate, amend, better1, help, improve, upgrade. See HELP …
112meliorate — [ mi:lɪəreɪt] verb formal another term for ameliorate. Derivatives melioration noun meliorative adjective Origin C16 (earlier (ME) as melioration): from late L. meliorat , meliorare improve …
113better — 1. adjective 1) better facilities Syn: superior, finer, of higher quality; preferable; informal a cut above, head and shoulders above, ahead of the pack/field Ant: worse, inferior 2) there couldn t be a better time Syn …
114reform — 1. verb 1) a plan to reform the system Syn: improve, better, make better, ameliorate, refine; alter, make alterations to, change, adjust, make adjustments to, adapt, amend, revise, reshape, refashion, redesign, restyle …
115right — 1. adjective 1) it wouldn t be right to do that Syn: just, fair, proper, good, upright, righteous, virtuous, moral, ethical, honorable, honest; lawful, legal Ant: wrong …
116debase — 1 Debase, vitiate, deprave, corrupt, debauch, pervert mean to cause a person or thing to become impaired and lowered in quality or character and share certain distinctions in implications and connotations with the adjectives (usually participial… …
117better — 1. adjective 1) better facilities Syn: superior, finer, of higher quality, preferable; informal a cut above, streets ahead, head and shoulders above, ahead of the pack/field 2) there couldn t be a better time Syn: more advantageous, m …
118reform — 1. verb 1) a plan to reform the system Syn: improve, better, ameliorate, correct, rectify, restore, revise, refine, adapt, revamp, redesign, reconstruct, reorganize 2) after his marriage he reformed …
119WOMAN — This article is arranged according to the following outline: the historical perspective biblical period marriage and children women in household life economic roles educational and managerial roles religious roles women outside the household… …
