ameliorate

Verb

Meaning

To make better; to improve; to meliorate.

To grow better; to meliorate; as, wine ameliorates by age.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

better improve amend meliorate polish help increase develop correct progress advance benefit perfect promote reform
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Antonyms

deteriorate worsen mar lower increase prevent
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Hypernyms

change turn alter modify change state

Hyponyms

polish doctor down help develop aid

Related terms

ameliorative meliorate amelioration ameliorable

Derivatives

ameliorated ameliorating

Examples

The weather improved toward evening Source: Internet

The editor improved the manuscript with his changes Source: Internet

Advisors can ameliorate that situation with the right allocations, including those offered by WisdomTree’s Endowment Model Portfolios. Source: Internet

Attempts to get the Cross River State Government to respond on its effort to ameliorate the sufferings of commuters, was not successful. Source: Internet

Chukwu made the call in an exclusive interview with Daily Trust in Lagos while reacting to the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) contingency plan to ameliorate the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic. Source: Internet

Bailey asserts that the products of genetic engineering may well ameliorate rather than exacerbate human inequality, giving to the many what were once the privileges of the few. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

ameliorability ameliorable ameliorant ameliorated ameliorating ameliorating deficiencies