amelioratingadj.

Brit.

/əˈmiːlɪəreɪtɪŋ/, U.S.

/əˈmiljəˌreɪdɪŋ/,

/əˈmiliəˌreɪdɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: ameliorate v., -ing suffix².

Etymology: < ameliorate v. + -ing suffix². Compare earlier meliorating adj.

That ameliorates or improves something; (also) that undergoes amelioration.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > improvement > [adjective]

betteringc1625

meliorating1649

improving1650

enriching1674

ameliorating1767

ameliorative1796

meliorative1808

uprating1968

1767 A. Young Farmer's Lett. 112 Sow oats after a fallow or some ameliorating crop.

1826 Brit. Critic Apr. 136 It is evident that he sets a just value on the ameliorating influence of the christian religion.

1860 J. F. H. Claiborne Life & Corr. J. A. Quitman I. iv. 82 His [sc. the slave's] present comfortable and constantly ameliorating condition.

1915 Rhodora 17 78 The period of ameliorating climate accompanying or following the withdrawal of the glaciers.

1931 E. Linklater Juan in Amer. 210 An excess of food without the ameliorating quality of wine is a mortal enemy to kindness.

2009 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 19 Nov. 37/2 Educating girls has an ameliorating effect on..family income.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2020; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	ameliorating
释义	amelioratingadj. Brit. /əˈmiːlɪəreɪtɪŋ/, U.S. /əˈmiljəˌreɪdɪŋ/, /əˈmiliəˌreɪdɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: ameliorate v., -ing suffix². Etymology: < ameliorate v. + -ing suffix². Compare earlier meliorating adj. That ameliorates or improves something; (also) that undergoes amelioration. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > improvement > [adjective] betteringc1625 meliorating1649 improving1650 enriching1674 ameliorating1767 ameliorative1796 meliorative1808 uprating1968 1767 A. Young Farmer's Lett. 112 Sow oats after a fallow or some ameliorating crop. 1826 Brit. Critic Apr. 136 It is evident that he sets a just value on the ameliorating influence of the christian religion. 1860 J. F. H. Claiborne Life & Corr. J. A. Quitman I. iv. 82 His [sc. the slave's] present comfortable and constantly ameliorating condition. 1915 Rhodora 17 78 The period of ameliorating climate accompanying or following the withdrawal of the glaciers. 1931 E. Linklater Juan in Amer. 210 An excess of food without the ameliorating quality of wine is a mortal enemy to kindness. 2009 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 19 Nov. 37/2 Educating girls has an ameliorating effect on..family income. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2020; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1767
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