† melioratingn.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: meliorate v., -ing suffix¹.

Etymology: < meliorate v. + -ing suffix¹.

Obsolete.

The action of improving or making better.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > improvement > [noun]

betteringeOE

amendmentc1230

bote of beam1330

meliorationa1400

upraisingc1400

reformation?a1425

amelioration?a1450

enrichinga1513

amendsa1547

gooding1567

betterment1594

meliorization1599

endearment1612

raisure1613

betterance1614

ascenta1616

ascension1617

enrichmenta1626

improvement1625

booty beam1642

meliorating1647

bonification1652

uplift1873

work1914

pickupa1916

upgrading1920

tone-up1943

stepping1958

upgradation1979

upgrade1980

1647 C. Culpeper Let. 15 Sept. in Camden Misc. (1996) XXXIII. 303 For the melioratinge of the race of theire family..his [Majesty, the King of France] wowlde vse his right of prescription, in bestowinge what he can spare of his royall bloode upon theire wiues.

1665 R. Hooke Micrographia 246 Promoted by the meliorating of Glasses.

1681 R. Whitehall Eng. Rechabite 7 What they call Meliorating Is Poys'ning meant, and flat Sophisticating.

1705 C. Purshall Ess. Mechanism Macrocosm 85 By divers Percolations, and Subtilizations, to get their specifying Parts for the Meliorating of Mettals.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

melioratingadj.

Brit.

/ˈmiːlɪəreɪtɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈmiljəˌreɪdɪŋ/,

/ˈmiliəˌreɪdɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: meliorate v., -ing suffix².

Etymology: < meliorate v. + -ing suffix².

That improves or makes better; = ameliorating adj.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > improvement > [adjective]

betteringc1625

meliorating1649

improving1650

enriching1674

ameliorating1767

ameliorative1796

meliorative1808

uprating1968

1649 W. Blith Eng. Improver xvii. 100 All which as to all sorts of Land, they are of an exceeding Meliorating nature.

1783 G. Washington Circular to States 8 June in Writings (1938) XXVI. 485 The free cultivation of Letters, the unbounded extension of Commerce,..have had a meliorating influence on mankind.

1828 N. Hawthorne Fanshawe i He was inclined to believe, also, that a common offspring would have exerted a meliorating influence on the temper of Mrs. Melmoth.

1855 De Bow's Rev. July 109 Cotton seed has always held a high rank among the meliorating manures, and to its fertilizing effects every planter who has used it will bear testimony.

1920 Amer. Jrnl. Sociol. 25 676 No responsible estimate of the ratio of Christian influence during these recent years could rate it higher than mild mitigation of some of the evils of war and war times, and contributing stimulus to some of the meliorating activities incident to war.

1990 Jrnl. Econ. Hist. 50 978 Americans had to accept new teachings about the benefits of economic development and especially the meliorating effects of commerce.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	meliorating
释义	† melioratingn. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: meliorate v., -ing suffix¹. Etymology: < meliorate v. + -ing suffix¹. Obsolete. The action of improving or making better. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > improvement > [noun] betteringeOE amendmentc1230 bote of beam1330 meliorationa1400 upraisingc1400 reformation?a1425 amelioration?a1450 enrichinga1513 amendsa1547 gooding1567 betterment1594 meliorization1599 endearment1612 raisure1613 betterance1614 ascenta1616 ascension1617 enrichmenta1626 improvement1625 booty beam1642 meliorating1647 bonification1652 uplift1873 work1914 pickupa1916 upgrading1920 tone-up1943 stepping1958 upgradation1979 upgrade1980 1647 C. Culpeper Let. 15 Sept. in Camden Misc. (1996) XXXIII. 303 For the melioratinge of the race of theire family..his [Majesty, the King of France] wowlde vse his right of prescription, in bestowinge what he can spare of his royall bloode upon theire wiues. 1665 R. Hooke Micrographia 246 Promoted by the meliorating of Glasses. 1681 R. Whitehall Eng. Rechabite 7 What they call Meliorating Is Poys'ning meant, and flat Sophisticating. 1705 C. Purshall Ess. Mechanism Macrocosm 85 By divers Percolations, and Subtilizations, to get their specifying Parts for the Meliorating of Mettals. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). melioratingadj. Brit. /ˈmiːlɪəreɪtɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈmiljəˌreɪdɪŋ/, /ˈmiliəˌreɪdɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: meliorate v., -ing suffix². Etymology: < meliorate v. + -ing suffix². That improves or makes better; = ameliorating adj. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > improvement > [adjective] betteringc1625 meliorating1649 improving1650 enriching1674 ameliorating1767 ameliorative1796 meliorative1808 uprating1968 1649 W. Blith Eng. Improver xvii. 100 All which as to all sorts of Land, they are of an exceeding Meliorating nature. 1783 G. Washington Circular to States 8 June in Writings (1938) XXVI. 485 The free cultivation of Letters, the unbounded extension of Commerce,..have had a meliorating influence on mankind. 1828 N. Hawthorne Fanshawe i He was inclined to believe, also, that a common offspring would have exerted a meliorating influence on the temper of Mrs. Melmoth. 1855 De Bow's Rev. July 109 Cotton seed has always held a high rank among the meliorating manures, and to its fertilizing effects every planter who has used it will bear testimony. 1920 Amer. Jrnl. Sociol. 25 676 No responsible estimate of the ratio of Christian influence during these recent years could rate it higher than mild mitigation of some of the evils of war and war times, and contributing stimulus to some of the meliorating activities incident to war. 1990 Jrnl. Econ. Hist. 50 978 Americans had to accept new teachings about the benefits of economic development and especially the meliorating effects of commerce. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1647adj.1649
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