meliorate
/ˈmiːli.əɹeɪt/verb
meliorate is spelled M-E-L-I-O-R-A-T-E: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 79 million words in written English, the 282,993rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, meliorate means “To make better; to improve; to solve a problem” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in meliorate?
| Letters | 9: M-E-L-I-O-R-A-T-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 79 million words; the 282,993rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is meliorate?
Meliorate appears about once in every 79 million words in written English, the 282,993rd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce meliorate?
- /ˈmiːli.əɹeɪt/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-meliorate.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of meliorate
- meliorates present, singular, he/she/it
- meliorating participle, present
- meliorated participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does meliorate mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To make better; to improve; to solve a problem.
They offered some compromises in an effort to meliorate the disagreement.
- 2
To become better.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does meliorate come from?
First attested in 1542; borrowed from Late Latin meliorātus, perfect passive participle of meliorō (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from melior (“better”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).