🔧ameliorate

verb
/əˈmiːliəreɪt/

Meaning

to make something better or improve a bad situation
To make better; improve or enhance something.
To make something better or improve a situation; to enhance or upgrade.

Example Sentences

Policies were introduced to ameliorate living conditions in the city.

The new policies are designed to ameliorate living conditions.

New policies were introduced to ameliorate living conditions.

Example Expressions

ameliorate the situation

Synonyms

improve, enhance, upgrade, better, reform, refine, perfect
Entry 1
improve, enhance, upgrade, better, reform
Entry 2
improve, enhance, better, upgrade, refine
Entry 3
improve, enhance, better, upgrade, refine, perfect

Antonyms

worsen, deteriorate, aggravate, decline, degrade, impair, damage
Entry 1
worsen, deteriorate, aggravate
Entry 2
worsen, deteriorate, aggravate, decline, degrade
Entry 3
worsen, deteriorate, decline, degrade, impair, damage

Collocations

ameliorate conditions, ameliorate the situation, ameliorate suffering, ameliorate poverty

Related Vocabularies

to communicate by exchanging letters or messages
To move or swing back and forth at a regular speed.
To enjoy something completely, especially by dwelling on it.
to stun or confuse someone temporarily with a shock or surprise
To treat someone unfairly based on race, gender, or other differences; or to recognize a distinction...
to fail to notice or consider something; to have a view from above

Explore More