meliorative

mel·io·rate

M0206600 (mēl′yə-rāt′, mē′lē-ə-)v. mel·io·rat·ed, mel·io·rat·ing, mel·io·rates v.tr. To make better; improve.v.intr. To grow better.

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[Latin meliōrāre, meliōrāt-, from melior, better; see mel- in Indo-European roots.]

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mel′io·ra·ble (-rə-bəl) adj.mel′io·ra′tive adj. & n.mel′io·ra′tor n.

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

meliorative - tending to ameliorate ameliorating, ameliorative, amelioratorybettering - changing for the better

Translations

mélioratif