ameliorate (verb)

  • 31get well — verb improve in health He got well fast • Syn: ↑get over, ↑bounce back • Ant: ↑get worse • Hypernyms: ↑better, ↑improve, ↑ …

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  • 32put right — verb settle or put right we need to iron out our disagreements • Syn: ↑iron out, ↑straighten out • Hypernyms: ↑better, ↑improve, ↑amend, ↑ameliorate, ↑meli …

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  • 33meliorate — verb ( rated; rating) Etymology: Late Latin melioratus, past participle of meliorare, from Latin melior better; akin to Latin multus much, Greek mala very Date: 1542 ameliorate • melioration noun • meliorative adjective • meliorator …

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  • 34palliate — verb /ˈpalɪeɪt,ˈpæl.i.eɪt/ a) To relieve the symptoms of; to ameliorate. And if there are some bankers out there who are still embarrassed by the size of their bonuses, then I propose that they palliate their guilt by giving to the Mayors Fund… …

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  • 35make right — verb To right, rectify, or ameliorate a relationship or situation. We had some bad blood initially, but in the end it was all made right by talking things over …

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  • 36improve — verb /ɪmˈpɹuːv/ a) to make (something) better; to increase the value or productivity (of something) Painting the woodwork will improve this house. b) to become better Buying more servers would improve …

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  • 37engolden — verb /ɛnˈɡəʊldə̆n/ a) To render golden. b) To improve; to ameliorate …

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  • 38amend — verb /əˈmɛnd/ a) To make better. But Paridell complaynd, that his late fight / With Britomart, so sore did him offend, / That ryde he could not, till his hurts he did amend. b) To become better. he gave her a vomit, and conveyed a serpent, such… …

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  • 39alleviate — verb To make less severe, as a pain or difficulty. Alcohol is often a cheap tool to alleviate the stress of a hard day. Syn: address, allay, ameliorate, assuage, ease …

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  • 40improve — verb 1) ways to improve the service Syn: make better, better, ameliorate, upgrade, update, refine, enhance, boost, build on, raise, polish, fix (up), amend; informal tweak; formal meliorate Ant …

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