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- pronunciation:
mil
y
reIt
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mi
li
reIt
- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb)
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transitive verb |
| inflections: |
ameliorates, ameliorating, ameliorated |
| definition: |
to make better; improve.
The measures that were taken did little to ameliorate the situation.- synonyms:
- alleviate, amend, better, ease, fix, improve, meliorate, remedy
- antonyms:
- deteriorate, worsen
- similar words:
- assuage, enhance, help, lessen, mend, mitigate, rectify, relieve, straighten out
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| related words: |
alter, correct, doctor, enrich, patch, smooth |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition: |
to become better; improve.
His condition had ameliorated to the point that we could bring him home from the hospital.Her tense relationship with her mother-in-law ameliorated over time.- synonyms:
- ease, improve, meliorate, perk up, progress
- antonyms:
- degenerate, deteriorate, worsen
- similar words:
- amend, heal, lessen, mend, straighten out
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| related words: |
aid, alter, ease, progress |
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| derivations: |
ameliorable (adj.), ameliorative (adj.), amelioration (n.), ameliorator (n.) |
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