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ameliorate(dictionary)

ameliorate (oh)



[Date: 1700-1800; Origin: meliorate 'to ameliorate' (16-20 centuries), from Late Latin, past participle of meliorare, from Latin melior 'better']
formal to make a bad situation better or less harmful
-synonym improve improve
::It is not clear what can be done to ameliorate the situation.
-- amelioration /E7mi:liE5reIFEn/ n [U]