meliorate
/ˈmiːli.əɹeɪt/
verb 2
Collocations
2MELIORATE + NOUN
disagreement
ADV.
nobly
Definitions
verb
1
To make better; to improve; to solve a problem.
They offered some compromises in an effort to meliorate the disagreement.
Nature by art we nobly meliorate.
2
To become better.
Thesaurus
Antonyms
- worsen
- decline
- aggravate
- exacerbate
- exasperate
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
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They offered some compromises in an effort to meliorate the disagreement.
Wiktionary02
Nature by art we nobly meliorate.
Wiktionary03
June 8, 1783, George Washington, Circular to the States […] and the pure and benign light of revelation have had a meliorating influence on mankind.
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