ameliorate
verb [T] /əˈmiːl.jə.reɪt/ formalDefinition
› to make a bad or unpleasant situation better: Foreign aid is badly needed to ameliorate the effects of the drought.Making things betterBecoming better amelioration /əˌmiː.li.əˈreɪ.ʃən/ noun [U]
(Definition of ameliorate verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- a shot in the arm idiom
- add salt to sth idiom
- allay verb
- alleviate verb
- assuage verb
- deepen verb (COMPLICATED)
- improve on/upon sth phrasal verb
- improve verb
- invigorate verb
- iterative adjective
- knock/lick sth/sb into shape idiom
- lighten verb (MAKE LESS HEAVY)
- rationalize verb (CHANGE)
- rectify verb (CORRECT)
- rehabilitate verb
- revivify verb
- revolutionize verb
- salvage verb
- save the day idiom
- sharpen (sth) up phrasal verb
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