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Ameliorate
ə-meel-yə-rayt
Part of speech: verb
Origin: Latin, 16th century
 
1
To improve or make more tolerable
2
To alleviate
 
 
 
Examples of Ameliorate in a sentence
 
"The massage I received helped to ameliorate my back pain."
 
"We need to think of ways to ameliorate the high turnover rate in the company."
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