meliorate

An archaic verb meaning to make better or improve something; to ameliorate.

• 🇩🇪Veralteter Begriff, der bedeutet, etwas besser zu machen oder zu verbessern; verbessern.

1. Make better C1 formal

   To make something better; to improve a situation, condition, or quality.

   • The government implemented policies to meliorate economic inequality.
   • They tried to meliorate the adverse effects of the drought.
   • New treatments have been developed to meliorate the symptoms of the disease.

   🇩🇪Verbessern

   Synonyme: ameliorateamendbetterenhanceimproverectifyrefineupgrade

   Antonyme: damagedegradedeteriorateharmimpairinjureworsen

2. Get better C1 formal

   To become better; to improve in quality, condition, or state.

   • The patient's condition gradually began to meliorate.
   • Economic indicators suggest that the market is starting to meliorate.
   • With time, the situation will meliorate on its own.

   🇩🇪Sich verbessern

   Synonyme: advancedevelopimprovemendprogressrallyrecover

   Antonyme: declinedegradedeteriorateregressworsen

• meliorated past participle
• meliorated past simple
• meliorating present participle
• meliorates third person singular