English

Verb

ameliorate ‎(third-person singular simple present ameliorates, present participle ameliorating, simple past and past participle ameliorated)

1. (transitive) To make better, or improve, something perceived to be in a negative condition.

   They offered some compromises in an effort to ameliorate the situation.

   • Macaulay

     In every human being there is a wish to ameliorate his own condition.

Related terms

• amelioration
• ameliorative
• ameliorable
• inameliorable
• meliorate

Synonyms

• See also Wikisaurus:improve

Antonyms

• deteriorate
• worsen

Translations

See also

• alleviate
• mitigate