ameliorate
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
Influenced by French améliorer and Latin a- (“to”) + melior (“better”).
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ameliorate (third-person singular simple present ameliorates, present participle ameliorating, simple past and past participle ameliorated)
- (transitive) To make better, to improve; to heal; to solve a problem.
- They offered some compromises in an effort to ameliorate the situation.
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- See also Wikisaurus:improve
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to make better
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