D defs.my
Entry 2 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Meliorate

/(mēl"yō̇*rāt)/ · Mel·io·rate · IPA /ˈmiːli.əɹeɪt/
01 v. t. To make better; to improve; to ameliorate; to soften; to make more tolerable.
imp. & p. p. Meliorated; p. pr. & vb. n. Meliorating
  1. 1.
    To make better; to improve; to ameliorate; to soften; to make more tolerable.
    “Nature by art we nobly meliorate.” Denham.
    “The pure and benign light of revelation has had a meliorating influence on mankind.” — Washington.
02 v. i. To grow better.
  1. 1.
    To grow better.