ameliorate

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /əˈmiːli.əreɪt/

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Verb

Plain form ameliorate

Third-person singular ameliorates

Past tense ameliorated

Past participle ameliorated

Present participle ameliorating

1. When you ameliorate something, you make it better.

   The doctor said this medicine would ameliorate my headache.

   If we hire more police officers, we can ameliorate the high amounts of crime in this city.