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Word: Ameliorate
Speech Type: Verb
Etymology:
mid 18th century: alteration of meliorate, influenced by French améliorer, from meilleur ‘better’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
əˈmiːlɪəreɪt
Dialects: British English
Definition:
make (something bad or unsatisfactory) better
Short Definition:make something bad or unsatisfactory better
Examples:- the reform did much to ameliorate living standards
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