Ameliorate | v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Ameliorated p. pr. & vb. n. Ameliorating. ] [ L. ad + meliorare to make better: cf. F. améliorer. See Meliorate. ] To make better; to improve; to meliorate. [ 1913 Webster ] In every human being there is a wish to ameliorate his own condition. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ] |
Ameliorate | v. i. To grow better; to meliorate; as, wine ameliorates by age. [ 1913 Webster ] |
ameliorating | adj. prenom. [ p. pr. of ameliorate. ] causing improvement in or reducing the bad effects of an unfavorable condition. Syn. -- ameliorative, amelioratory, meliorative [ WordNet 1.5 ] |
Amelioration | n. [ Cf. F. amélioration. ] The act of ameliorating, or the state of being ameliorated; making or becoming better; improvement; melioration. “Amelioration of human affairs.” J. S. Mill. [ 1913 Webster ] |
Ameliorative | a. Tending to ameliorate; producing amelioration or improvement; as, ameliorative remedies, efforts. [ 1913 Webster ] |
Ameliorator | n. One who ameliorates. [ 1913 Webster ] |