英语词汇“ameliorate”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

To ameliorate is to step in and make a bad situation better. You could try introducing a second lollipop to ameliorate a battle between two toddlers over a single lollipop.

The verb ameliorate comes from the Latin word meliorare, meaning “improve.” Food drives can ameliorate hunger. An air conditioner can ameliorate the discomfort of a stiflingly hot summer day. A sympathy card can ameliorate grief. Family therapy can ameliorate severe sibling rivalry. Anything that can lift a burden or make something better can ameliorate.

WORD FAMILY

ameliorate: ameliorated, ameliorates, ameliorating, amelioration, ameliorative, amelioratory+/amelioration: ameliorations

USAGE EXAMPLES

The right defended the status quo; the left agitated to overthrow or at least ameliorate it.

The Guardian(Jan 01, 2017)

Twice, Congress passed bills intended to regulate the practice and ameliorate its effects.

Washington Post(Dec 11, 2016)

If large enough, they could even ameliorate the effects of possible tariffs.

Wall Street Journal(Nov 16, 2016)

1v to make better

Syn|Ant|Hypo|Hyper

amend, better, improve, meliorate
better, improve, meliorate

get better

aggravate, exacerbate, exasperate, worsen

make worse

alleviate, assuage, palliate, relieve

provide physical relief, as from pain

aid, help

improve the condition of

regenerate, revitalize

restore strength

enrich

make better or improve in quality

build up, develop

change the use of and make available or usable

turn around

improve dramatically

help

improve; change for the better

upgrade

to improve what was old or outdated

condition

put into a better state

emend

make improvements or corrections to

iron out, put right, straighten out

settle or put right

enhance

make better or more attractive

bushel, doctor, fix, furbish up, mend, repair, restore, touch on

restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken

reform

make changes for improvement in order to remove abuse and injustices

reform

improve by alteration or correction of errors or defects and put into a better condition

beautify, embellish, fancify, prettify

make more beautiful

build

improve the cleansing action of

hone, perfect

make perfect or complete

down, fine-tune, polish, refine

improve or perfect by pruning or polishing

distill, make pure, purify, sublimate

remove impurities from, increase the concentration of, and separate through the process of distillation

fructify

make productive or fruitful

lift, raise

invigorate or heighten

advance

develop further

upgrade

give better travel conditions to

educate

give an education to

groom, neaten

care for one's external appearance

curry, dress, groom

give a neat appearance to

soothe

cause to feel better

bring around, cure, heal

provide a cure for, make healthy again

comfort, ease

lessen pain or discomfort; alleviate

redevelop

change the plans for the use of (land)

fill out, round out

make bigger or better or more complete

optimise, optimize

make optimal; get the most out of; use best

choke, throttle

reduce the air supply

recondition

bring into an improved condition

follow up

increase the effectiveness or success of by further action

retouch, touch up

alter so as to produce a more desirable appearance

rejuvenate

make younger or more youthful

fiddle, tinker

try to fix or mend

fill

plug with a substance

patch, piece

repair by adding pieces

cobble

repair or mend

point, repoint

repair the joints of bricks

trouble-shoot, troubleshoot

solve problems

patch, patch up

mend by putting a patch on

dress up, window-dress

make something appear superficially attractive

slick up, smarten up, spiff up, spruce, spruce up, titivate, tittivate

make neat, smart, or trim

brush up, polish, polish up, round, round off

bring to a highly developed, finished, or refined state

over-refine, overrefine

refine too much or with excess of subtlety

rectify, refine

reduce to a fine, unmixed, or pure state; separate from extraneous matter or cleanse from impurities

purge

rid of impurities

feed, fertilise, fertilize

provide with fertilizers or add nutrients to

resole, sole

put a new sole on

revamp, vamp

provide (a shoe) with a new vamp

heel, reheel

put a new heel on

settle

establish or develop as a residence

polish, shine, smooth, smoothen

make (a surface) shine

darn

repair by sewing

benefit, do good

be beneficial for

socialise, socialize

train for a social environment

groom, prepare, train

educate for a future role or function

co-educate, coeducate

educate persons of both sexes together

school

educate in or as if in a school

civilise, civilize, cultivate, educate, school, train

teach or refine to be discriminative in taste or judgment

become, suit

enhance the appearance of

alter, change, modify

cause to change; make different; cause a transformation

2v get better

Syn|Ant|Hypo|Hyper

better, improve, meliorate
amend, better, improve, meliorate

to make better

decline, worsen

grow worse

convalesce, recover, recuperate

get over an illness or shock

heal

get healthy again

reform, see the light, straighten out

change for the better

surge

see one's performance improve

pick up, turn around

improve significantly; go from bad to good

bounce back, get over, get well

improve in health

heal, mend

heal or recover

fructify

become productive or fruitful

upgrade

get better travel conditions

gain vigor, percolate, perk, perk up, pick up

gain or regain energy

snap back

recover quickly

scab

form a scab

skin over

grow new skin over an injury

granulate

form granulating tissue

change state, turn

undergo a transformation or a change of position or action

单词	ameliorate
释义	ameliorate (once / 2819 pages) v To ameliorate is to step in and make a bad situation better. You could try introducing a second lollipop to ameliorate a battle between two toddlers over a single lollipop. The verb ameliorate comes from the Latin word meliorare, meaning “improve.” Food drives can ameliorate hunger. An air conditioner can ameliorate the discomfort of a stiflingly hot summer day. A sympathy card can ameliorate grief. Family therapy can ameliorate severe sibling rivalry. Anything that can lift a burden or make something better can ameliorate. WORD FAMILY ameliorate: ameliorated, ameliorates, ameliorating, amelioration, ameliorative, amelioratory+/amelioration: ameliorations USAGE EXAMPLES The right defended the status quo; the left agitated to overthrow or at least ameliorate it. The Guardian(Jan 01, 2017) Twice, Congress passed bills intended to regulate the practice and ameliorate its effects. Washington Post(Dec 11, 2016) If large enough, they could even ameliorate the effects of possible tariffs. Wall Street Journal(Nov 16, 2016) 1v to make better Syn\|Ant\|Hypo\|Hyper amend, better, improve, meliorate better, improve, meliorate get better aggravate, exacerbate, exasperate, worsen make worse alleviate, assuage, palliate, relieve provide physical relief, as from pain aid, help improve the condition of regenerate, revitalize restore strength enrich make better or improve in quality build up, develop change the use of and make available or usable turn around improve dramatically help improve; change for the better upgrade to improve what was old or outdated condition put into a better state emend make improvements or corrections to iron out, put right, straighten out settle or put right enhance make better or more attractive bushel, doctor, fix, furbish up, mend, repair, restore, touch on restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken reform make changes for improvement in order to remove abuse and injustices reform improve by alteration or correction of errors or defects and put into a better condition beautify, embellish, fancify, prettify make more beautiful build improve the cleansing action of hone, perfect make perfect or complete down, fine-tune, polish, refine improve or perfect by pruning or polishing distill, make pure, purify, sublimate remove impurities from, increase the concentration of, and separate through the process of distillation fructify make productive or fruitful lift, raise invigorate or heighten advance develop further upgrade give better travel conditions to educate give an education to groom, neaten care for one's external appearance curry, dress, groom give a neat appearance to soothe cause to feel better bring around, cure, heal provide a cure for, make healthy again comfort, ease lessen pain or discomfort; alleviate redevelop change the plans for the use of (land) fill out, round out make bigger or better or more complete optimise, optimize make optimal; get the most out of; use best choke, throttle reduce the air supply recondition bring into an improved condition follow up increase the effectiveness or success of by further action retouch, touch up alter so as to produce a more desirable appearance rejuvenate make younger or more youthful fiddle, tinker try to fix or mend fill plug with a substance patch, piece repair by adding pieces cobble repair or mend point, repoint repair the joints of bricks trouble-shoot, troubleshoot solve problems patch, patch up mend by putting a patch on dress up, window-dress make something appear superficially attractive slick up, smarten up, spiff up, spruce, spruce up, titivate, tittivate make neat, smart, or trim brush up, polish, polish up, round, round off bring to a highly developed, finished, or refined state over-refine, overrefine refine too much or with excess of subtlety rectify, refine reduce to a fine, unmixed, or pure state; separate from extraneous matter or cleanse from impurities purge rid of impurities feed, fertilise, fertilize provide with fertilizers or add nutrients to resole, sole put a new sole on revamp, vamp provide (a shoe) with a new vamp heel, reheel put a new heel on settle establish or develop as a residence polish, shine, smooth, smoothen make (a surface) shine darn repair by sewing benefit, do good be beneficial for socialise, socialize train for a social environment groom, prepare, train educate for a future role or function co-educate, coeducate educate persons of both sexes together school educate in or as if in a school civilise, civilize, cultivate, educate, school, train teach or refine to be discriminative in taste or judgment become, suit enhance the appearance of alter, change, modify cause to change; make different; cause a transformation 2v get better Syn\|Ant\|Hypo\|Hyper better, improve, meliorate amend, better, improve, meliorate to make better decline, worsen grow worse convalesce, recover, recuperate get over an illness or shock heal get healthy again reform, see the light, straighten out change for the better surge see one's performance improve pick up, turn around improve significantly; go from bad to good bounce back, get over, get well improve in health heal, mend heal or recover fructify become productive or fruitful upgrade get better travel conditions gain vigor, percolate, perk, perk up, pick up gain or regain energy snap back recover quickly scab form a scab skin over grow new skin over an injury granulate form granulating tissue change state, turn undergo a transformation or a change of position or action
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