Synonyms for meliorate
Most common
Definitions
- v. 1
To make better; to improve; to solve a problem.
They offered some compromises in an effort to meliorate the disagreement.
Related words
- Word family
- melioration meliorative
Forms
- Past participle
- meliorated
e.g. meliorated → ameliorated, improved, bettered, amended…
Example sentences
- improve This app will help you improve your English level.
- enhance Algeria needs to enhance its regional connectivity.
- amend The Diet is likely to amend this unpopular law.
- ameliorate He helped to ameliorate the living conditions of working men.
- heal A sprain like this should heal within a week or so.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| meliorate | falling | |
| improve | steady | |
| enhance | rising | |
| amend | falling | |
| ameliorate | steady | |
| heal | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- heal1, mend1
- 5 letters
- amend2, emend
- 6 letters
- better2, refine2, revamp2
- 7 letters
- improve2, enhance2
- 8 letters
- mitigate3
- 10 letters
- ameliorate4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (amend2 = 2 syllables).