| slovo | definícia |
meliorate
(mass) | meliorate
- zlepšiť |
meliorate
(encz) | meliorate,zlepšit v: Zdeněk Brož |
Meliorate
(gcide) | Meliorate \Mel"io*rate\ (m[=e]l"y[-o]*r[=a]t), v. t. [imp. & p.
p. Meliorated (m[=e]l"y[-o]*r[=a]`t[e^]d); p. pr. & vb. n.
Meliorating.] [L. melioratus, p. p. of meliorare to
meliorate, fr. melior better; akin to Gr. ma^llon rather,
ma`la very. Cf. Ameliorate.]
To make better; to improve; to ameliorate; to soften; to make
more tolerable.
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Nature by art we nobly meliorate. --Denham.
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The pure and benign light of revelation has had a
meliorating influence on mankind. --Washington.
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Meliorate
(gcide) | Meliorate \Mel"io*rate\, v. i.
To grow better.
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meliorate
(wn) | meliorate
v 1: to make better; "The editor improved the manuscript with
his changes" [syn: better, improve, amend,
ameliorate, meliorate] [ant: aggravate, exacerbate,
exasperate, worsen]
2: get better; "The weather improved toward evening" [syn:
better, improve, ameliorate, meliorate] [ant:
decline, worsen] |
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ameliorate
(encz) | ameliorate,zlepšovat Josef Kosek |
ameliorated
(encz) | ameliorated,zlepšil v: Zdeněk Brož |
Ameliorate
(gcide) | Ameliorate \A*mel"io*rate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Ameliorated;
p. pr. & vb. n. Ameliorating.] [L. ad + meliorare to make
better: cf. F. am['e]liorer. See Meliorate.]
To make better; to improve; to meliorate.
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In every human being there is a wish to ameliorate his
own condition. --Macaulay.
[1913 Webster]Ameliorate \A*mel"io*rate\, v. i.
To grow better; to meliorate; as, wine ameliorates by age.
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Ameliorated
(gcide) | Ameliorate \A*mel"io*rate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Ameliorated;
p. pr. & vb. n. Ameliorating.] [L. ad + meliorare to make
better: cf. F. am['e]liorer. See Meliorate.]
To make better; to improve; to meliorate.
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In every human being there is a wish to ameliorate his
own condition. --Macaulay.
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Meliorate
(gcide) | Meliorate \Mel"io*rate\ (m[=e]l"y[-o]*r[=a]t), v. t. [imp. & p.
p. Meliorated (m[=e]l"y[-o]*r[=a]`t[e^]d); p. pr. & vb. n.
Meliorating.] [L. melioratus, p. p. of meliorare to
meliorate, fr. melior better; akin to Gr. ma^llon rather,
ma`la very. Cf. Ameliorate.]
To make better; to improve; to ameliorate; to soften; to make
more tolerable.
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Nature by art we nobly meliorate. --Denham.
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The pure and benign light of revelation has had a
meliorating influence on mankind. --Washington.
[1913 Webster]Meliorate \Mel"io*rate\, v. i.
To grow better.
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Meliorated
(gcide) | Meliorate \Mel"io*rate\ (m[=e]l"y[-o]*r[=a]t), v. t. [imp. & p.
p. Meliorated (m[=e]l"y[-o]*r[=a]`t[e^]d); p. pr. & vb. n.
Meliorating.] [L. melioratus, p. p. of meliorare to
meliorate, fr. melior better; akin to Gr. ma^llon rather,
ma`la very. Cf. Ameliorate.]
To make better; to improve; to ameliorate; to soften; to make
more tolerable.
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Nature by art we nobly meliorate. --Denham.
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The pure and benign light of revelation has had a
meliorating influence on mankind. --Washington.
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Meliorater
(gcide) | Meliorater \Mel"io*ra`ter\, n.
Same as Meliorator.
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ameliorate
(wn) | ameliorate
v 1: to make better; "The editor improved the manuscript with
his changes" [syn: better, improve, amend,
ameliorate, meliorate] [ant: aggravate, exacerbate,
exasperate, worsen]
2: get better; "The weather improved toward evening" [syn:
better, improve, ameliorate, meliorate] [ant:
decline, worsen] |
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