ameliorateverb [ T ]
uk/əˈmiːl.jə.reɪt/us/əˈmiːl.jə.reɪt/formalto make a bad or unpleasant situation better:
Foreign aid is badly needed to ameliorate the effects of the drought.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Making things better
- a shot in the arm idiom
- add salt to sth idiom
- allay
- alleviate
- assuage
- heal
- mitigate
- mollify
- more
- palliate
- patch sth up
- redeem
- relieve
- salve
- spice sth up
- sting
- straighten
- straighten sb out
- streamline
- sugar-coated
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amelioration
noun [ U ] uk/əˌmiː.li.əˈreɪ.ʃən/us/əˌmiː.li.əˈreɪ.ʃən/