3 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Ameliorate \A*mel"io*rate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Ameliorated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Ameliorating}.] [L. ad + meliorare to make better: cf. F. am['e]liorer. See {Meliorate}.] To make better; to improve; to meliorate. [1913 Webster] In every human being there is a wish to ameliorate his own condition. --Macaulay. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: ameliorating \ameliorating\ adj. prenom. [p. pr. of {ameliorate}.] causing improvement in or reducing the bad effects of an unfavorable condition. Syn: ameliorative, amelioratory, meliorative [WordNet 1.5] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: ameliorating adj : tending to ameliorate [syn: {ameliorating(a)}, {ameliorative}, {amelioratory}, {meliorative}]
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