ameliorate

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Etymology

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Alteration of meliorate after French améliorer.[1]

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ameliorate (third-person singular simple present ameliorates, present participle ameliorating, simple past and past participle ameliorated)

  1. (transitive) To make better, or improve, something perceived to be in a negative condition.
    They offered some compromises in an effort to ameliorate the situation.
  2. (intransitive) To become better; improve.

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References

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  1. ^ ameliorate, v.”, in OED Online Paid subscription required, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.