ameliorate meaning

UK US /əˈmiljɚeɪt/ 4 syllables

ameliorate (verb): to make better.

ameliorate has 2 meanings in this dictionary.

ameliorate as a verb

  1. to make better
    • The editor improved the manuscript with his changes

    Synonyms: better, improve, amend, meliorate

    Type of: change

    Kinds: relieve, help, regenerate, enrich, build up, turn around, upgrade, condition, emend, iron out, enhance, repair

    Related forms: ameliorative, amelioratory, amelioration

  2. get better
    • The weather improved toward evening

    Synonyms: better, improve, meliorate

    Type of: change state

    Kinds: recuperate, heal, reform, surge, turn around, get well, mend, fructify, upgrade

    Related forms: ameliorative, amelioratory, amelioration

How to pronounce ameliorate

ameliorate is pronounced /əˈmiljɚeɪt/ in American English. It has 4 syllables, with the stress on the second syllable.

Scrabble score: 12 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with AM · words ending in TE · 10-letter words

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