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   A·me·lio·rate

   /əˈmēlyəˌrāt/

   

   verb

   • 1. make (something bad or unsatisfactory) better: formal "the reform did much to ameliorate living standards"

   Word Origin mid 18th century: alteration of meliorate, influenced by French améliorer, from meilleur ‘better’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. ameliorative adjective
   • 2. ameliorator noun

   Scrabble Points: 12

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