ameliorate
ame·lio·rate
Pronunciation: \ə-ˈmēl-yə-ˌrāt, -ˈmē-lē-ə-\
Function: verb
Inflected Form(s): ame·lio·rat·ed; ame·lio·rat·ing
Etymology: alteration of meliorate
Date: 1767
transitive verb: to make better or more tolerable
intransitive verb: to grow better
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