Ameliorative

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Ameliorative \A*mel"io*ra*tive\, a.
     Tending to ameliorate; producing amelioration or improvement;
     as, ameliorative remedies, efforts.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  ameliorative
       adj : tending to ameliorate [syn: {ameliorating(a)}, {amelioratory},
              {meliorative}]