transcription, транскрипция: [ ə-ˈmēl-yə-ˌrāt, -ˈmē-lē-ə- ]
verb
( -rat·ed ; -rat·ing )
Etymology: alteration of meliorate
Date: 1767
transitive verb
: to make better or more tolerable
intransitive verb
: to grow better
Synonyms: see improve
• ame·lio·ra·tion -ˌmēl-yə-ˈrā-shən, -ˌmē-lē-ə- noun
• ame·lio·ra·tive -ˈmēl-yə-ˌrā-tiv, -ˈmē-lē-ə- adjective
• ame·lio·ra·tor -ˌrā-tər noun
• ame·lio·ra·to·ry -rə-ˌtȯr-ē adjective