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- [uh-meel-yuh-reyt, uh-mee-lee-uh-]
- /əˈmil yəˌreɪt, əˈmi li ə-/
- /əˈmiːl.jə.reɪt/
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- [uh-meel-yuh-reyt, uh-mee-lee-uh-]
- /əˈmil yəˌreɪt, əˈmi li ə-/
Definitions of ameliorate word
- verb ameliorate If someone or something ameliorates a situation, they make it better or easier in some way. 3
- verb ameliorate to make or become better; improve 3
- noun ameliorate Make (something bad or unsatisfactory) better. 1
- transitive verb ameliorate make better 1
- intransitive verb ameliorate get better 1
- verb ameliorate (Transitive Verb) To make better, to improve. 0
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Origin of ameliorate
First appearance:
before 1760 One of the 46% newest English words
First recorded in 1760-70; a-5 + meliorate
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Parts of speech for Ameliorate
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
ameliorate popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 74% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for ameliorate
verb ameliorate
- mitigate — to lessen in force or intensity, as wrath, grief, harshness, or pain; moderate.
- lighten — to become less severe, stringent, or harsh; ease up: Border inspections have lightened recently.
- alleviate — If you alleviate pain, suffering, or an unpleasant condition, you make it less intense or severe.
- upgrade — an incline going up in the direction of movement.
- help — to give or provide what is necessary to accomplish a task or satisfy a need; contribute strength or means to; render assistance to; cooperate effectively with; aid; assist: He planned to help me with my work. Let me help you with those packages.
Antonyms for ameliorate
verb ameliorate
- increase — to make greater, as in number, size, strength, or quality; augment; add to: to increase taxes.
- intensify — to make intense or more intense.
- harm — a U.S. air-to-surface missile designed to detect and destroy radar sites by homing on their emissions.
- injure — to do or cause harm of any kind to; damage; hurt; impair: to injure one's hand.
- decrease — When something decreases or when you decrease it, it becomes less in quantity, size, or intensity.
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