ameliorativeadj.n.

Brit.

/əˈmiːlɪərətɪv/, U.S.

/əˈmiljərədɪv/,

/əˈmiliərədɪv/,

/əˈmiljəˌreɪdɪv/,

/əˈmiliəˌreɪdɪv/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: ameliorate v., -ive suffix.

Etymology: < ameliorate v. + -ive suffix; compare -ative suffix. Compare earlier ameliorating adj. and later meliorative adj.Compare French amélioratif (1668 or earlier).

A. adj.

Tending or intended to ameliorate something; tending or intended to improve, alleviate, or mitigate something.

ΘΚΠ

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

betteringc1625

meliorating1649

improving1650

enriching1674

ameliorating1767

ameliorative1796

meliorative1808

uprating1968

1796 W. Marshall Rural Econ. W. Eng. II. 147 It is to be observed, that the Spring waters of this District are of an ameliorative quality.

1809 Edinb. Rev. 15 95 There are other branches of ameliorative administration.

1861 S. Smiles Lives Engineers I. 470 The ameliorative influence he exercised upon the condition of his countrymen.

1951 A. Grollman Pharmacol. & Therapeutics xxvi. 583 Estrogens exert an ameliorative effect in carcinoma of the prostate.

2008 Times 23 Oct. 5/1 The Government's strategy is a combination of going with the flow and producing ameliorative measures.

B. n.

A thing which ameliorates something; a thing which serves to improve, alleviate, or mitigate something.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > improvement > [noun] > that which improves

plough1526

improver1651

ameliorator1794

ameliorative1816

meliorant1920

upgrade1979

1816 Ann. Philos. 8 116 The three soils..are marls..for the amelioration of other soils... These mineral amelioratives gradually lose their efficacy..[and] cease to be fertilizing.

1877 Ann. Amer. Acad. Polit. & Social Sci. Jan. 106 Amelioratives may be applied, but the operation of the medicine or the knife must go on.

1987 Times Law Rep. 25 July 40/8 It seemed to his Lordship that there were two possible amelioratives available.

2018 Kirkus Rev. (Nexis) 3 May The new product..will require years of costly trials before it can be brought to market, so..[she] chooses to..classify it ‘off-label’ as an ameliorative for a skin condition.

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

单词	ameliorative
释义	ameliorativeadj.n. Brit. /əˈmiːlɪərətɪv/, U.S. /əˈmiljərədɪv/, /əˈmiliərədɪv/, /əˈmiljəˌreɪdɪv/, /əˈmiliəˌreɪdɪv/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: ameliorate v., -ive suffix. Etymology: < ameliorate v. + -ive suffix; compare -ative suffix. Compare earlier ameliorating adj. and later meliorative adj.Compare French amélioratif (1668 or earlier). A. adj. Tending or intended to ameliorate something; tending or intended to improve, alleviate, or mitigate something. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > improvement > [adjective] betteringc1625 meliorating1649 improving1650 enriching1674 ameliorating1767 ameliorative1796 meliorative1808 uprating1968 1796 W. Marshall Rural Econ. W. Eng. II. 147 It is to be observed, that the Spring waters of this District are of an ameliorative quality. 1809 Edinb. Rev. 15 95 There are other branches of ameliorative administration. 1861 S. Smiles Lives Engineers I. 470 The ameliorative influence he exercised upon the condition of his countrymen. 1951 A. Grollman Pharmacol. & Therapeutics xxvi. 583 Estrogens exert an ameliorative effect in carcinoma of the prostate. 2008 Times 23 Oct. 5/1 The Government's strategy is a combination of going with the flow and producing ameliorative measures. B. n. A thing which ameliorates something; a thing which serves to improve, alleviate, or mitigate something. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > improvement > [noun] > that which improves plough1526 improver1651 ameliorator1794 ameliorative1816 meliorant1920 upgrade1979 1816 Ann. Philos. 8 116 The three soils..are marls..for the amelioration of other soils... These mineral amelioratives gradually lose their efficacy..[and] cease to be fertilizing. 1877 Ann. Amer. Acad. Polit. & Social Sci. Jan. 106 Amelioratives may be applied, but the operation of the medicine or the knife must go on. 1987 Times Law Rep. 25 July 40/8 It seemed to his Lordship that there were two possible amelioratives available. 2018 Kirkus Rev. (Nexis) 3 May The new product..will require years of costly trials before it can be brought to market, so..[she] chooses to..classify it ‘off-label’ as an ameliorative for a skin condition. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2020; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.n.1796
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