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ameliorate
a·me·lio·rate [ ə mlee ə ràyt ] (past and past participle a·me·lio·rat·ed, present participle a·me·lio·rat·ing, 3rd person present singular a·me·lio·rates)


transitive and intransitive verb 
Definition:
 
improve: to make something better, or become better ( formal )

[Mid-18th century. Alteration of meliorate, after French améliorer]

a·me·lio·ra·ble [ ə mlee ərəb'l ] adjective
a·me·lio·rant noun
a·me·lio·ra·tion [ ə mlee ə ráysh'n ] noun
a·me·lio·ra·tive adjective
a·me·lio·ra·tor noun
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