Word of the Day – Ameliorate

Ameliorate (verb)

a-mee-lee-o-rayt

Make (something bad or unsatisfactory) better.

Mid 18th century: alteration of meliorate, influenced by French améliorer, from meilleur ‘better’.

Example sentences

“Someone needs to ameliorate the whole country!”

“The reform did a lot to ameliorate living standards.”