ameliorate

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/əˈmiːljəreɪt/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/əˈmiljəˌreɪt/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(ə mēlyə rāt′, ə mēlē ə-)


Inflections of 'ameliorate' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
ameliorates
v 3rd person singular
ameliorating
v pres p
ameliorated
v past
ameliorated
v past p

ameliorate
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Sense: Verb: become better
Synonyms:
improve Collocations, get better, advance Collocations, pick up (informal), perk up (informal), look up (informal), come on, make headway, turn the corner, develop Collocations
Sense: Verb: make better
Synonyms:
improve Collocations, make sth better, better Collocations, enhance Collocations, upgrade Collocations, develop Collocations, help Collocations, enrich Collocations, advance Collocations, make improvements to

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