improve, better, help, ameliorate mean to make more acceptable or to bring nearer a standard. improve and better are general and interchangeable and apply to what can be made better whether it …

AMELIORATE definition: to make or become better, more bearable, or more satisfactory; improve. See examples of ameliorate used in a sentence.

AMELIORATE definition: 1. to make a bad or unpleasant situation better: 2. to make a bad or unpleasant situation better: . Learn more.

Definition of ameliorate verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

To make or become better; improve.... Click for English pronunciations, examples sentences, video.

Usage: Ameliorate is sometimes confused with alleviate but the words are not synonymous. Ameliorate comes ultimately from the Latin for `better', and means `to improve'.

To improve the quality or condition of (a person or thing), to make better, ameliorate. In early use also: †to be of benefit to (a… transitive.