ameliorate

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a·me·lio·rate / əˈmēlyəˌrāt; əˈmēlēə-/ • v. [tr.] make (something bad or unsatisfactory) better: the reform did much to ameliorate living standards.DERIVATIVES: a·me·lio·ra·tion / əˌmēlyəˈrāshən/ n.a·me·lio·ra·tive / -rətiv; -ˌrātiv/ adj.a·me·lio·ra·tor / -ˌrātər/ n.

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ameliorate

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ameliorate XVIII. alt. of earlier MELIORATE after F. améliorer.

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