Definitions for ameliorate
əˈmil yəˌreɪt, əˈmi li ə-ame·lio·rate

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. better, improve, amend, ameliorate, meliorateverb

   to make better

   "The editor improved the manuscript with his changes"

2. better, improve, ameliorate, meliorateverb

   get better

   "The weather improved toward evening"

WiktionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. ameliorateverb

   To make better, to improve; to heal; to solve a problem.

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

2. Etymology: Influenced by améliorer and a- + melior.

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1. ameliorate

   Ameliorate is a verb that means to make something bad or unsatisfactory better or more tolerable. It is often related to improvement in conditions, problems, or negative situations.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Ameliorateverb

   to make better; to improve; to meliorate

2. Ameliorateverb

   to grow better; to meliorate; as, wine ameliorates by age

3. Etymology: [L. ad + meliorare to make better: cf. F. amliorer. See Meliorate.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Ameliorate

   a-mēl′yor-āt, v.t. to make better: to improve.—v.i. to grow better.—n. Ameliorā′tion, the condition of being made better: improvement or the means of such.—adj. Amel′iorative. [L. ad, to, and melior, better.]

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of ameliorate in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of ameliorate in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of ameliorate in a Sentence

1. Jesse Panuccio:

   While we cannot ameliorate the irreparable harm to the victims and their families, we hope that securing this guilty plea brings them some measure of closure.

2. Jonathan Tsui:

   The entire team is excited to see the results we get from this experiment. If successful, we will embark on the second phase of the study where tissues will be sent up to the ISS once again in two years, but this time, we will be able to test a variety of drugs to see which ones will best ameliorate the potentially harmful effects of microgravity on cardiac function.

3. Sean Morales-Doyle:

   People on parole live and work in our cities and towns, and by automatically restoring their right to vote, New York is finally welcoming them as full participants in society. That's a crucial change, one that will ameliorate one of the vestiges of Jim Crow, due to the racial disparities in New York's criminal justice system, nearly three-quarters of those disenfranchised by the ban on voting for people on parole were Black or Latino.

4. Connie Neri-Jones:

   Teaching is a profession, not a charity, we have a huge shortage of qualified teachers, and increased funding could help ameliorate that demand.

5. Peter Wunador owads:

   Being awake and aware does not automatically change a situation, but enforcing the systems and strategies that will ameliorate the situation is your key to liberation.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=ameliorate
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Ameliorate
3. ^ ChatGPT
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4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ameliorate
5. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=ameliorate