Definition of "ameliorate" []

• To make or become better; improve. See Synonyms at improve. (verb-transitive)

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• "Can activity ameliorate its slow advance - and maintain vocabulary retrieval skills, so that the word "ameliorate" leaps to mind when needed?"
• "The question for me is: will the execution of Hussein ameliorate or worsen the situation in Iraq in the short term and in the long run?"
• "First World Series manager to ever use the word "ameliorate" in a press conference."