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Synonyms of meliorate

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Another word for meliorate is resolve. Other synonyms of meliorate are riddle, sleuth, decipher, unriddle and unpuzzle.

Synonyms and similar words for meliorate

verbTo make better; to improve; to solve a problem.

  • ameliorate
  • refine
  • resolveTo find a solution to (a problem).
  • work outTo resolve; to find a solution for.
  • aprimorate (non-native speakers’ English (chiefly Portuguese))
  • amend
  • batten
  • better formal
  • enhance
  • hone
  • improve
  • get better
  • look upTo have better prospects.
  • decipherTo find a solution to a problem.
  • get to the bottom ofTo come to understand, discover the truth about, or solve.
  • iron outTo resolve (a dispute); to solve (a problem).
  • puzzle outTo figure out; to discover or find a solution to.
  • reason outTo solve or determine by reasoning.
  • riddleTo solve, answer, or explicate a riddle or question.
  • sleuthTo act as a detective; to try to discover who committed a crime, or, more generally, to solve a mystery.
  • solve
  • tease out figurativelyTo unravel; (figuratively, by extension) to determine; solve.
  • think outTo devise or solve by a process of thought.
  • unpuzzleTo solve (a puzzle); to work out.
  • unravel figurativelyTo clear (something) from complication or difficulty; to investigate and solve (a mystery, a problem, etc.); to...
  • unriddleTo solve (a perplexing problem).
  • upsolveTo solve; explain.
  • absolve obsoleteTo resolve; to explain; to solve.
  • ravel archaicOften followed by out: to undo the intricacies of (a problem, etc.); to clarify, to disentangle.
  • unsolve obsoleteTo solve.

verbTo become better.

Meaning of meliorate

  1. verb To make better; to improve; to solve a problem.
  2. verb To become better.

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Questions about synonyms of meliorate

What is another word for meliorate?
Meliorate has 32 synonyms on Word.ws, such as resolve, riddle, sleuth, decipher, unriddle, unpuzzle, upsolve and improve.
What does meliorate mean?
Meliorate means to make better; to improve; to solve a problem.

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