melioratev.

Brit.

/ˈmiːlɪəreɪt/, U.S.

/ˈmiljəˌreɪt/,

/ˈmiliəˌreɪt/

Forms: 1500s– meliorate; Scottish pre-1700 meliorat, 1700s– meliorate.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin meliorat-, meliorare.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin meliorat-, past participial stem (compare -ate suffix³) of meliorare to make better (early 3rd cent.), to become better (4th cent.) < classical Latin meliōr- , melior better, cognate with multus (see multi- comb. form). Compare earlier melioration n., and later ameliorate v.

a. transitive. To make better; to improve; = ameliorate v. 1. Also: to mitigate (suffering, ill feeling, etc.).

ΘΚΠ

the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > improvement > [verb (transitive)]

beetc975

betterOE

goodOE

sharpa1100

amendc1300

enhance1526

meliorate1542

embetter1568

endeara1586

enrich1598

meliorize1598

mend1603

sweeten1607

improve1617

to work up1641

ameliorate1653

solace1667

fine1683

ragout1749

to make something of1778

richen1795

transcendentalize1846

to tone up1847

to do something (also things) for (also to)1880

rich1912

to step up1920

uprate1965

up1968

nice1993

the mind > emotion > pleasure > state of being consoled or relieved > be relieved of [verb (transitive)] > console or relieve > relieve (suffering)

lissea1000

alightOE

allayc1225

softc1225

comfort1297

laya1300

eathea1325

allegea1375

appeasec1374

laska1375

slakea1387

releasea1393

balma1400

to bete one of one's balea1400

to cool a person's caresc1400

delivera1413

leggea1425

mitigate?a1425

repress?a1425

alleviate?a1475

allevya1500

alleve1544

leviate1545

lenify1567

allevate1570

ungrieve1589

straight1604

mulcify1653

balsama1666

solace1667

meliorate1796

1542 N. Udall tr. Erasmus Apophthegmes ii. f. 255^v Nothyng to a prince maye bee more magnificente or regall, then if the same dooe meliorate & bettre y^e state of a dicion or royalme.

a1552 J. Leland Itinerary (1711) III. 42 This Joannes Grandisonus chaungid an hold Fundation of an Hospital of S. John's in Excester and melioratid it.

1598 in J. Row Hist. Kirk Scotl. (1842) 190 If he hes meliorat or deteriorat his benefice any way to the prejudice of his successor.

1620 T. Venner Via Recta ii. 41 They are meliorated, by putting to them sugar, nutmeg, and..ginger.

1647 Bp. J. Taylor Θεολογία Ἐκλεκτική xix. 248 Religion is to meliorate the condition of a people.

1660 G. Mackenzie Aretina 40 Philarites came abroad, rather seeking an opportunity to entertain Aretina, than out of a desire to meliorat his health.

1702 W. J. tr. C. de Bruyn Voy. Levant xli. 166 A Fatness which so far Meliorates the Lean and Sandy Soil of this Country.

1782 F. Burney Cecilia I. i. vii. 94 She pleased herself with the intention of meliorating her plan in the mean time.

1796 A. Howell Anzoletta Zadoski I. 125 These sentiments her brother..had meliorated, by proposing that a ball should be given [etc.].

1834 Pearl & Lit. Gaz. 12 Apr. 143/1 Mr Harrison and Mr Carloss..did much to meliorate my sad and lonely hours.

1854 H. Miller My Schools & Schoolmasters i. 5 The mutiny at the Nore had not yet meliorated the service to the common sailor.

1894 W. J. Dawson Making of Manhood 29 Every movement which seeks to meliorate the common lot.

1959 A. F. Wright Buddhism in Chinese Hist. iii. 55 Chinese invariably served these regimes..partly in the hope that they could meliorate the harshness of the barbarians.

1988 H. Levenstein Revolution at Table iv. 45 Many searched for other alternatives which..would still meliorate the living conditions of the poor.

†b. intransitive. Scots Law. To make meliorations (melioration n. 2a). Obsolete.

ΚΠ

a1701 C. Sedley tr. D. A. de Brueys & J. Palaprat Grumbler i. ix, in Wks. (1722) II. 163 Nothing is more dangerous than Chastisement, sine causa, instead of meliorating, it pejorates.

1769 W. Robertson View State of Europe iii, in Hist. Charles V I. 131 To squeeze and to amass, not to meliorate, was their object.

1838 W. Bell Dict. Law Scotl. 641 An obligation on the tenant to meliorate or repair, if not implemented by himself, falls upon his representatives.

1845 R. Hunter Landlord & Tenant (ed. 2) II. 220 By the contract, stipulations to meliorate and preserve may bind either the lessor or lessee, or both.

2. intransitive. To become better; to improve; = ameliorate v. 2. Now rare. Perhaps Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > improvement > [verb (intransitive)] > improve or grow better

betterOE

goodOE

risec1175

mend1546

meliorize1598

to mend one's hand1611

improve1642

meliorate1655

brighten1659

ameliorate1728

to look up1806

to tone up1881

raise1898

graduate1916

to shape up1938

1655 H. L'Estrange Reign King Charles 166 The Scot'sh Revolters in the state I left them, were not like to meliorate nor to goe lesse in animosity.

1681 H. Neville Plato Redivivus 269 That we can never Meliorate, but by some such Principles, as we have been here all this while discoursing of.

1764 O. Goldsmith Hist. Eng. in Lett. (1772) II. 76 British ferocity [began] to meliorate into social politeness.

1793 J. Turnbull in J. Sparks Corr. Amer. Revol. (1853) IV. 443 I hope..that circumstances in that distressed city may continue to meliorate.

1849 H. Miller Foot-prints of Creator 227 When the climate had greatly meliorated.

1860 R. W. Emerson Fate in Conduct of Life (London ed.) 14 The face of the planet cools and dries, the races meliorate, and man is born.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	meliorate
释义	melioratev. Brit. /ˈmiːlɪəreɪt/, U.S. /ˈmiljəˌreɪt/, /ˈmiliəˌreɪt/ Forms: 1500s– meliorate; Scottish pre-1700 meliorat, 1700s– meliorate. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin meliorat-, meliorare. Etymology: < post-classical Latin meliorat-, past participial stem (compare -ate suffix³) of meliorare to make better (early 3rd cent.), to become better (4th cent.) < classical Latin meliōr- , melior better, cognate with multus (see multi- comb. form). Compare earlier melioration n., and later ameliorate v. 1. a. transitive. To make better; to improve; = ameliorate v. 1. Also: to mitigate (suffering, ill feeling, etc.). ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > improvement > [verb (transitive)] beetc975 betterOE goodOE sharpa1100 amendc1300 enhance1526 meliorate1542 embetter1568 endeara1586 enrich1598 meliorize1598 mend1603 sweeten1607 improve1617 to work up1641 ameliorate1653 solace1667 fine1683 ragout1749 to make something of1778 richen1795 transcendentalize1846 to tone up1847 to do something (also things) for (also to)1880 rich1912 to step up1920 uprate1965 up1968 nice1993 the mind > emotion > pleasure > state of being consoled or relieved > be relieved of [verb (transitive)] > console or relieve > relieve (suffering) lissea1000 alightOE allayc1225 softc1225 comfort1297 laya1300 eathea1325 allegea1375 appeasec1374 laska1375 slakea1387 releasea1393 balma1400 to bete one of one's balea1400 to cool a person's caresc1400 delivera1413 leggea1425 mitigate?a1425 repress?a1425 alleviate?a1475 allevya1500 alleve1544 leviate1545 lenify1567 allevate1570 ungrieve1589 straight1604 mulcify1653 balsama1666 solace1667 meliorate1796 1542 N. Udall tr. Erasmus Apophthegmes ii. f. 255^v Nothyng to a prince maye bee more magnificente or regall, then if the same dooe meliorate & bettre y^e state of a dicion or royalme. a1552 J. Leland Itinerary (1711) III. 42 This Joannes Grandisonus chaungid an hold Fundation of an Hospital of S. John's in Excester and melioratid it. 1598 in J. Row Hist. Kirk Scotl. (1842) 190 If he hes meliorat or deteriorat his benefice any way to the prejudice of his successor. 1620 T. Venner Via Recta ii. 41 They are meliorated, by putting to them sugar, nutmeg, and..ginger. 1647 Bp. J. Taylor Θεολογία Ἐκλεκτική xix. 248 Religion is to meliorate the condition of a people. 1660 G. Mackenzie Aretina 40 Philarites came abroad, rather seeking an opportunity to entertain Aretina, than out of a desire to meliorat his health. 1702 W. J. tr. C. de Bruyn Voy. Levant xli. 166 A Fatness which so far Meliorates the Lean and Sandy Soil of this Country. 1782 F. Burney Cecilia I. i. vii. 94 She pleased herself with the intention of meliorating her plan in the mean time. 1796 A. Howell Anzoletta Zadoski I. 125 These sentiments her brother..had meliorated, by proposing that a ball should be given [etc.]. 1834 Pearl & Lit. Gaz. 12 Apr. 143/1 Mr Harrison and Mr Carloss..did much to meliorate my sad and lonely hours. 1854 H. Miller My Schools & Schoolmasters i. 5 The mutiny at the Nore had not yet meliorated the service to the common sailor. 1894 W. J. Dawson Making of Manhood 29 Every movement which seeks to meliorate the common lot. 1959 A. F. Wright Buddhism in Chinese Hist. iii. 55 Chinese invariably served these regimes..partly in the hope that they could meliorate the harshness of the barbarians. 1988 H. Levenstein Revolution at Table iv. 45 Many searched for other alternatives which..would still meliorate the living conditions of the poor. †b. intransitive. Scots Law. To make meliorations (melioration n. 2a). Obsolete. ΚΠ a1701 C. Sedley tr. D. A. de Brueys & J. Palaprat Grumbler i. ix, in Wks. (1722) II. 163 Nothing is more dangerous than Chastisement, sine causa, instead of meliorating, it pejorates. 1769 W. Robertson View State of Europe iii, in Hist. Charles V I. 131 To squeeze and to amass, not to meliorate, was their object. 1838 W. Bell Dict. Law Scotl. 641 An obligation on the tenant to meliorate or repair, if not implemented by himself, falls upon his representatives. 1845 R. Hunter Landlord & Tenant (ed. 2) II. 220 By the contract, stipulations to meliorate and preserve may bind either the lessor or lessee, or both. 2. intransitive. To become better; to improve; = ameliorate v. 2. Now rare. Perhaps Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > improvement > [verb (intransitive)] > improve or grow better betterOE goodOE risec1175 mend1546 meliorize1598 to mend one's hand1611 improve1642 meliorate1655 brighten1659 ameliorate1728 to look up1806 to tone up1881 raise1898 graduate1916 to shape up1938 1655 H. L'Estrange Reign King Charles 166 The Scot'sh Revolters in the state I left them, were not like to meliorate nor to goe lesse in animosity. 1681 H. Neville Plato Redivivus 269 That we can never Meliorate, but by some such Principles, as we have been here all this while discoursing of. 1764 O. Goldsmith Hist. Eng. in Lett. (1772) II. 76 British ferocity [began] to meliorate into social politeness. 1793 J. Turnbull in J. Sparks Corr. Amer. Revol. (1853) IV. 443 I hope..that circumstances in that distressed city may continue to meliorate. 1849 H. Miller Foot-prints of Creator 227 When the climate had greatly meliorated. 1860 R. W. Emerson Fate in Conduct of Life (London ed.) 14 The face of the planet cools and dries, the races meliorate, and man is born. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1542
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