Ameliorate Meaning
/əˈmiːli.əɹeɪt/Definition, CEFR level C2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
verbTo make better, or improve, something perceived to be in a negative condition.
verbTo become better; improve.
Sentence Examples
Financial reforms may ameliorate the current economic difficulties.
Political reforms may ameliorate the living conditions of the poor.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The new policy aims to ____ the living conditions of the poor.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The new laws were designed to ____ the living conditions of the poor.
Word Origin & History
Alteration of meliorate after French améliorer.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"In every human being there is a wish to ameliorate his own condition."
— 1849–1861, Thomas Babington Macaulay, chapter III, in The History of England from the Accession of James the Second, volume (please specify |volume=I to V), London: Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, →OCLC:
"Unless... you could help me find a third party. [...] Someone who can... ameliorate the situation."
— 2011, Peter Gould, “Problem Dog”, in Breaking Bad, season 4, episode 7 (television production), spoken by Walter White (Bryan Cranston):
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The new policy aims to ____ the living conditions of the poor.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The new laws were designed to ____ the living conditions of the poor.