ameliorate
verb/əˈmiːli.əɹeɪt/
Etymology
Alteration of meliorate after French améliorer.
- derived from améliorer
Definitions
To make better, or improve, something perceived to be in a negative condition.
- They offered some compromises in an effort to ameliorate the situation.
- In every human being there is a wish to ameliorate his own condition.
- We further show that an implementable rule for the central bank's long bond portfolio significantly ameliorates the adverse consequences of a binding ZLB on the policy rate.
To become better
To become better; improve.
The neighborhood
- antonymdeteriorate
- antonymworsen
- neighboramelioration
- neighborameliorative
- neighborameliorable
- neighborinameliorable
- neighbormeliorate
- neighboralleviate
- neighbormitigate
Derived
Vish — recursive loop
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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA