2007-02-13 10:35:03 · 4 answers · asked by ♥femme fatale♥ 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
The verb '(to) ameliorate' means to make a situation better or less bad. Example : Afghanistan needed foreign aid badly to ameliorate the worst effects of civil war.
2007-02-16 03:36:34 · answer #1 · answered by asok c 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ameliorate Pronunciation
2016-11-15 03:33:42 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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a·mel·io·rate /əˈmilyəˌreɪt, əˈmiliə-/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[uh-meel-yuh-reyt, uh-mee-lee-uh-] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation
–verb (used with object), verb (used without object), -rat·ed, -rat·ing. to make or become better, more bearable, or more satisfactory; improve; meliorate.
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[Origin: 1760–70; a-5 + meliorate]
—Related forms
a·mel·io·ra·ble, adjective
a·mel·io·ra·ble·ness, noun
a·mel·io·rant, noun
a·mel·io·ra·tive, a·mel·io·ra·to·ry /əˈmilyərəˌtɔri, -ˌtoʊri, əˈmiliə-/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[uh-meel-yer-uh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee, uh-mee-lee-uh-] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation, adjective
a·mel·io·ra·tor, noun
—Synonyms amend, better. See improve.
—Antonyms worsen.
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2007-02-13 10:41:38 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It comes from romantic languages; in French, améliorer means "to improve" [hence "Amélie" - trying to make better her world]. In English, it means the same thing, though I would have thought the word 'improve' would suffice...
2007-02-13 11:05:51 · answer #4 · answered by Dez 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋