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ameliorate

verb as in make, become better

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Example Sentences

But they are trying to ameliorate their actions with their words, insisting too that the decision is a matter of “deep regret.”

From BBC

"You're also going to see a detriment to other important functions for norepinephrine that you don't want to see. Targeting these neurons more specifically could help to ameliorate that."

“But we have seen efforts by predominantly white legislatures to use race to ameliorate the harms from the past,” Ross said.

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Meanwhile, physical afflictions can be ameliorated via automated systems that adjust indoor conditions in response to signs of animal distress.

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In suggesting concrete actions young people can take to ameliorate the situation unfolding in Gaza, Kristof omitted the most important — pragmatic, organized political action.

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What are other ways to say ameliorate?

The formal word ameliorate implies improving oppressive, unjust, or difficult conditions: to ameliorate working conditions. Improve usually implies remedying a lack or a felt need: to improve a process, oneself (as by gaining more knowledge). To better is to improve conditions which, though not bad, are unsatisfying: to better an attempt, oneself (as by gaining a higher salary).

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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