meliorate

  • 21melioration — noun 1. the act of relieving ills and changing for the better (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑amelioration, ↑betterment • Derivationally related forms: ↑better (for: ↑betterment), ↑meliorate …

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  • 22Ameliorate — 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. [1913 Webster] In every human being there is a… …

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  • 23Ameliorated — 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. [1913 Webster] In every human being… …

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  • 24Ameliorating — 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. [1913 Webster] In every human being… …

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  • 25ameliorate — ameliorable, adj. ameliorableness, n. ameliorant, n. ameliorative, amelioratory /euh meel yeuhr euh tawr ee, tohr ee, euh mee lee euh /, adj. ameliorator, n. /euh meel yeuh rayt , euh mee lee euh /, v.t., v.i., ameliorated, ameliorating. to make… …

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  • 26cure — vb cured, cur·ing vt: to deal with in a way that eliminates or corrects: as a: to use judicial procedures to undo (damage to a litigant s case caused by procedural errors made during a trial) subsequent proceedings cured harm caused by trial… …

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  • 27forward — for·ward n: forward contract at contract Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. forwa …

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  • 28mitigate — mit·i·gate / mi tə ˌgāt/ vb gat·ed, gat·ing vt: to lessen or minimize the severity of what actions the State took to mitigate the hazardous conditions Estate of Arrowwood v. State, 894 P.2d 642 (1995) factors that mitigate the crime see also… …

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  • 29rectify — I verb adjust, alter, ameliorate, amend, better, correct, corrigere, cure, emend, emendare, emendate, improve, make corrections, make right, meliorate, mend, perfect, put to rights, redress, reform, rehabilitate, remedy, renovate, repair, restore …

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  • 30reform — re·form /ri fȯrm/ vt 1: to put (a writing) into a corrected form that more accurately reflects the agreement of the parties allows a writing signed by mistake to be reform ed W. M. McGovern, Jr. et al. compare ratify 2: to induce or c …

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