meliorating

  • 1Meliorating — Meliorate Mel io*rate (m[=e]l y[ o]*r[=a]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Meliorated} (m[=e]l y[ o]*r[=a] t[e^]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Meliorating}.] [L. melioratus, p. p. of meliorare to meliorate, fr. melior better; akin to Gr. ma^llon rather, ma la very …

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  • 2meliorating — mel·io·rate || miːlɪəreɪt v. improve; upgrade; be improved …

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  • 3meliorating waste — An act which, although technically waste, results in improving instead of injuring the inheritance. J. H. Bellows Co. v Covell, 28 Ohio App 277, 162 NE 621 …

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  • 4Meliorate — Mel io*rate (m[=e]l y[ o]*r[=a]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Meliorated} (m[=e]l y[ o]*r[=a] t[e^]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Meliorating}.] [L. melioratus, p. p. of meliorare to meliorate, fr. melior better; akin to Gr. ma^llon rather, ma la very. Cf.… …

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  • 5Meliorated — Meliorate Mel io*rate (m[=e]l y[ o]*r[=a]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Meliorated} (m[=e]l y[ o]*r[=a] t[e^]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Meliorating}.] [L. melioratus, p. p. of meliorare to meliorate, fr. melior better; akin to Gr. ma^llon rather, ma la very …

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  • 6Melioration — Mel io*ra tion, n. [L. melioratio.] The act or operation of meliorating, or the state of being meliorated; improvement. Bacon. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 7Charles Stuart (British officer) — Infobox Military Person name= Charles Stuart caption= born= Circa 1758 died= 31 March 1828 placeofbirth= Kingdom of Ireland placeofdeath= Calcutta, British India placeofburial= South Park Street Cemetery, Calcutta placeofburial label= nickname=… …

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  • 8Messianic Jewish Alliance of America — The Messianic Jewish Alliance of America (MJAA) was founded in 1915 as the Hebrew Christian Alliance of America.[1] Contents 1 History 1.1 Earliest Attempts in North America 2 International Messianic Jewish …

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  • 9The Fable of the Bees — by Bernard de Mandeville, 1714.The poem The Fable of the Bees: or, Private Vices, Publick Benefits consisted of a poem, The Grumbling Hive, or Knaves Turn d Honest , along with an extensive prose commentary. The poem had appeared in 1705 and was …

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  • 10John Hoppus — Rev. John Hoppus LL.D., PH.D., F.R.S. (1789 died 1875), English Congregational minister, author, Fellow of the Royal Society, abolitionist and educational reformer, was appointed the first Chair of Logic and Philosophy of Mind at London… …

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