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   meliorate

   /ˈmiːlɪəreɪt/

   verb

   • 1. another term for ameliorate formal

   Word Origin mid 16th century: from late Latin meliorat- ‘improved’ from the verb meliorare, based on melior ‘better’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. melioration noun
   • 2. meliorative adjective

   Scrabble Points: 11

   • M

     3

   • E

     1

   • L

     1

   • I

     1

   • O

     1

   • R

     1

   • A

     1

   • T

     1

   • E

     1

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