Antonyms for meliorate

Grammar : Verb

Spell : meel-yuh-reyt, mee-lee-uh-

Phonetic Transcription : ˈmil yəˌreɪt, ˈmi li ə-

Definition of meliorate

Origin : 1550s, "to make better," back-formation from melioration or else from Late Latin melioratus, past participle of Latin meliorare "improve," from melior "better," used as comparative of bonus "good," but probably originally meaning "stronger," from PIE root *mel- "strong, great, numerous" (see multi-). Related: Meliorated; meliorating; melioration; meliorative.

verb amend
verb get or make better

Example sentences :

The Skipper did his best to meliorate the harsh native methods with dumb things.
Extract from : « The Sea and the Jungle » by H. M. Tomlinson

Every attempt to meliorate his manners and Indian notions, has failed.
Extract from : « Personal Memoirs Of A Residence Of Thirty Years With The Indian Tribes On The American Frontiers » by Henry Rowe Schoolcraft

Rather let us say that that is very natural which nature permits us to meliorate in her handiwork.
Extract from : « The Training of a Public Speaker » by Grenville Kleiser

There is room enough in this country for us; and if they be our friends, let them meliorate our condition here.
Extract from : « Thoughts on African Colonization » by William Lloyd Garrison

To shorten and meliorate your way, I have determined to sacrifice every inferior consideration.
Extract from : « Memoirs of Emma Courtney » by Mary Hays

They refine the mind, they elevate views, they meliorate passions and keep alive affections.
Extract from : « Graham's Magazine Vol XXXIII No. 5 November 1848 » by Various

Will this rapid intellectual progress tend ultimately to meliorate the condition of mankind?
Extract from : « Curiosities of Medical Experience » by J. G. (John Gideon) Millingen

I have no interest distinct from that which has a tendency to meliorate the situation of mankind.
Extract from : « The Writings Of Thomas Paine, Volume III. » by Thomas Paine

Such men as Gladstone and Bright, who are seeking by wise legislation to remove or meliorate the evils of centuries of injustice.
Extract from : « Beacon Lights of History, Volume XI » by John Lord

They must suppress the workings of British philanthropy, seeking to meliorate the condition of the unfortunate West Indian slave.
Extract from : « The Papers And Writings Of Abraham Lincoln, Volume Two » by Abraham Lincoln

Synonyms for meliorate

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