meliorate

• Verbe vieilli ou rare signifiant rendre meilleur ou améliorer quelque chose ; améliorer.

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

1. Make betterC1formal

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

   Améliorer

   • 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.

   Synonymesameliorateamendbetterenhanceimproverectifyrefineupgrade

   Antonymesdamagedegradedeteriorateharmimpairinjureworsen

2. Get betterC1formal

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

   s'améliorer

   • 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.

   Synonymesadvancedevelopimprovemendprogressrallyrecover

   Antonymesdeclinedegradedeteriorateregressworsen