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单词 ameliorate
释义

ameliorate

[ uh-meel-yuh-reyt, uh-mee-lee-uh- ]
/ əˈmil yəˌreɪt, əˈmi li ə- /
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verb (used with or without object), a·mel·io·rat·ed, a·mel·io·rat·ing.

to make or become better, more bearable, or more satisfactory; improve: strategies to ameliorate negative effects on the environment.
Also meliorate .

Origin of ameliorate

First recorded in 1770–75; a-5 + meliorate

SYNONYMS FOR ameliorate

amend, better.
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ANTONYMS FOR ameliorate

vitiate, worsen.
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synonym study for ameliorate

See improve.

OTHER WORDS FROM ameliorate

Words nearby ameliorate

âme damnée, AMEDS, ameer, ameiosis, amelia, ameliorate, amelioration, ameloblast, ameloblastic fibroma, ameloblastic fibrosarcoma, ameloblastic layer
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British Dictionary definitions for ameliorate

ameliorate
/ (əˈmiːljəˌreɪt) /

verb

to make or become better; improve

Derived forms of ameliorate

ameliorable (əˈmiːljərəbəl), adjectiveameliorant, nounameliorative, adjectiveameliorator, noun

Word Origin for ameliorate

C18: from meliorate, influenced by French améliorer to improve, from Old French ameillorer to make better, from meillor better, from Latin melior

usage for ameliorate

Ameliorate is often wrongly used where alleviate is meant. Ameliorate is properly used to mean `improve', not `make easier to bear', so one should talk about alleviating pain or hardship, not ameliorating it
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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