Definition of ameliorate in English:

ameliorate

verbəˈmiːlɪəreɪtəˈmiljəˌreɪt

[with object]formal

Make (something bad or unsatisfactory) better.
变好，改善
the reform did much to ameliorate living standards
改革使生活水平改善了许多。
Example sentencesExamples
- The goal is to enact a more equal distribution of wealth and power across the world by democratic means, which maintain the positive impacts of globalisation while ameliorating its negative consequences.
- Thus, effects of water stress on the plant are partly ameliorated by this improvement in water supply, and partly by the reduction in canopy size and transpiration.
- The humour ameliorates the violence in the statement.
- He drafted it because he believed that the U.N. is the place to resolve such disputes and ameliorate such crises.
- All of these have required long term care and treatment, only partially ameliorated by the settlement made by the manufacturer.
- Government intervention would be better targeted at ameliorating this local dependency rather than artificially prolonging it.
- Rather than ameliorating his problems, however, these gadgets multiplied his frustrations exponentially.
- One wonders what such commentators would make of the recently developed notion that local laws should be ameliorated not by local sympathies but by international conventions.
- There's also evidence that they ameliorate depression and improve various mental functions.
- We know nothing of course, but we do not remotely know even this, and mere assertion in no way ameliorates our destitution.
- The memo sent out by that task force in the spring addressed this concern and made suggestions for how the school might approach ameliorating the situation amid the current budget crisis.
- Another bit of good news is that the campaign has prompted many members of the public to not only join the struggle but also contribute in different ways towards ameliorating the situation of survivors.
- At least some of these could be ameliorated by improved urban design.
- Improved social and economic conditions enhance health status and ameliorate problems of addiction.
- Even the summer sunshine and drop in humidity isn't ameliorating things.
- None of these institutes have made any appreciable contribution in ameliorating the harsh conditions and making agriculture an attractive proposition.
- It makes constructive suggestions as to how the laws may be amended to ameliorate some of the adverse impacts on young people.
- Yet, the experts believe that family ties still play a major role in ameliorating the potential social distress caused by unemployment.
- Better to march with a powerful friend in the hope of ameliorating the worst of the excesses, rather than leaving him to his own blind devices.
- As a father of four boys, some of them rather exuberant, I have carefully chosen elementary schools for my sons where the effects are somewhat ameliorated.
Synonyms
make better, better, upgrade, refine, enhance, boost, build on, help, raise, revamp, brush up, polish up, perk up, tweak
improve, make better, better, make improvements to, enhance, help, benefit, boost, raise, amend, refine, reform

Derivatives

ameliorative

adjectiveəˈmiːlɪərətɪv

formal

A critical scholarship is an important part of the ameliorative scheme, although such criticism is not the exclusive solution.
Example sentencesExamples
- As our awareness of the extinction crisis has grown, we have taken some ameliorative actions.
- I think the ameliorative treatments have been a godsend.
- While buyers are not thrilled by rising prices, rising prices are one of the ameliorative responses to changes in scarcity conditions.
- And I agree, also, with her description of a more ameliorative social policy for working families.

ameliorator

noun

formal

Origin

Mid 18th century: alteration of meliorate, influenced by French améliorer, from meilleur 'better'.

Rhymes

meliorate

Definition of ameliorate in US English:

ameliorate

verbəˈmēlyəˌrātəˈmiljəˌreɪt

[with object]formal

Make (something bad or unsatisfactory) better.
变好，改善
the reform did much to ameliorate living standards
改革使生活水平改善了许多。
Example sentencesExamples
- Even the summer sunshine and drop in humidity isn't ameliorating things.
- The memo sent out by that task force in the spring addressed this concern and made suggestions for how the school might approach ameliorating the situation amid the current budget crisis.
- None of these institutes have made any appreciable contribution in ameliorating the harsh conditions and making agriculture an attractive proposition.
- All of these have required long term care and treatment, only partially ameliorated by the settlement made by the manufacturer.
- Rather than ameliorating his problems, however, these gadgets multiplied his frustrations exponentially.
- Improved social and economic conditions enhance health status and ameliorate problems of addiction.
- It makes constructive suggestions as to how the laws may be amended to ameliorate some of the adverse impacts on young people.
- Another bit of good news is that the campaign has prompted many members of the public to not only join the struggle but also contribute in different ways towards ameliorating the situation of survivors.
- The humour ameliorates the violence in the statement.
- As a father of four boys, some of them rather exuberant, I have carefully chosen elementary schools for my sons where the effects are somewhat ameliorated.
- The goal is to enact a more equal distribution of wealth and power across the world by democratic means, which maintain the positive impacts of globalisation while ameliorating its negative consequences.
- Yet, the experts believe that family ties still play a major role in ameliorating the potential social distress caused by unemployment.
- One wonders what such commentators would make of the recently developed notion that local laws should be ameliorated not by local sympathies but by international conventions.
- There's also evidence that they ameliorate depression and improve various mental functions.
- Better to march with a powerful friend in the hope of ameliorating the worst of the excesses, rather than leaving him to his own blind devices.
- We know nothing of course, but we do not remotely know even this, and mere assertion in no way ameliorates our destitution.
- Thus, effects of water stress on the plant are partly ameliorated by this improvement in water supply, and partly by the reduction in canopy size and transpiration.
- At least some of these could be ameliorated by improved urban design.
- Government intervention would be better targeted at ameliorating this local dependency rather than artificially prolonging it.
- He drafted it because he believed that the U.N. is the place to resolve such disputes and ameliorate such crises.
Synonyms
make better, better, upgrade, refine, enhance, boost, build on, help, raise, revamp, brush up, polish up, perk up, tweak
improve, make better, better, make improvements to, enhance, help, benefit, boost, raise, amend, refine, reform

Origin

Mid 18th century: alteration of meliorate, influenced by French améliorer, from meilleur ‘better’.

单词	ameliorate
释义	Definition of ameliorate in English: ameliorate verbəˈmiːlɪəreɪtəˈmiljəˌreɪt [with object]formal Make (something bad or unsatisfactory) better. 变好，改善 the reform did much to ameliorate living standards 改革使生活水平改善了许多。 Example sentencesExamples The goal is to enact a more equal distribution of wealth and power across the world by democratic means, which maintain the positive impacts of globalisation while ameliorating its negative consequences. Thus, effects of water stress on the plant are partly ameliorated by this improvement in water supply, and partly by the reduction in canopy size and transpiration. The humour ameliorates the violence in the statement. He drafted it because he believed that the U.N. is the place to resolve such disputes and ameliorate such crises. All of these have required long term care and treatment, only partially ameliorated by the settlement made by the manufacturer. Government intervention would be better targeted at ameliorating this local dependency rather than artificially prolonging it. Rather than ameliorating his problems, however, these gadgets multiplied his frustrations exponentially. One wonders what such commentators would make of the recently developed notion that local laws should be ameliorated not by local sympathies but by international conventions. There's also evidence that they ameliorate depression and improve various mental functions. We know nothing of course, but we do not remotely know even this, and mere assertion in no way ameliorates our destitution. The memo sent out by that task force in the spring addressed this concern and made suggestions for how the school might approach ameliorating the situation amid the current budget crisis. Another bit of good news is that the campaign has prompted many members of the public to not only join the struggle but also contribute in different ways towards ameliorating the situation of survivors. At least some of these could be ameliorated by improved urban design. Improved social and economic conditions enhance health status and ameliorate problems of addiction. Even the summer sunshine and drop in humidity isn't ameliorating things. None of these institutes have made any appreciable contribution in ameliorating the harsh conditions and making agriculture an attractive proposition. It makes constructive suggestions as to how the laws may be amended to ameliorate some of the adverse impacts on young people. Yet, the experts believe that family ties still play a major role in ameliorating the potential social distress caused by unemployment. Better to march with a powerful friend in the hope of ameliorating the worst of the excesses, rather than leaving him to his own blind devices. As a father of four boys, some of them rather exuberant, I have carefully chosen elementary schools for my sons where the effects are somewhat ameliorated. Synonyms make better, better, upgrade, refine, enhance, boost, build on, help, raise, revamp, brush up, polish up, perk up, tweak improve, make better, better, make improvements to, enhance, help, benefit, boost, raise, amend, refine, reform Derivatives ameliorative adjectiveəˈmiːlɪərətɪv formal A critical scholarship is an important part of the ameliorative scheme, although such criticism is not the exclusive solution. Example sentencesExamples As our awareness of the extinction crisis has grown, we have taken some ameliorative actions. I think the ameliorative treatments have been a godsend. While buyers are not thrilled by rising prices, rising prices are one of the ameliorative responses to changes in scarcity conditions. And I agree, also, with her description of a more ameliorative social policy for working families. ameliorator noun formal Origin Mid 18th century: alteration of meliorate, influenced by French améliorer, from meilleur 'better'. Rhymes meliorate Definition of ameliorate in US English: ameliorate verbəˈmēlyəˌrātəˈmiljəˌreɪt [with object]formal Make (something bad or unsatisfactory) better. 变好，改善 the reform did much to ameliorate living standards 改革使生活水平改善了许多。 Example sentencesExamples Even the summer sunshine and drop in humidity isn't ameliorating things. The memo sent out by that task force in the spring addressed this concern and made suggestions for how the school might approach ameliorating the situation amid the current budget crisis. None of these institutes have made any appreciable contribution in ameliorating the harsh conditions and making agriculture an attractive proposition. All of these have required long term care and treatment, only partially ameliorated by the settlement made by the manufacturer. Rather than ameliorating his problems, however, these gadgets multiplied his frustrations exponentially. Improved social and economic conditions enhance health status and ameliorate problems of addiction. It makes constructive suggestions as to how the laws may be amended to ameliorate some of the adverse impacts on young people. Another bit of good news is that the campaign has prompted many members of the public to not only join the struggle but also contribute in different ways towards ameliorating the situation of survivors. The humour ameliorates the violence in the statement. As a father of four boys, some of them rather exuberant, I have carefully chosen elementary schools for my sons where the effects are somewhat ameliorated. The goal is to enact a more equal distribution of wealth and power across the world by democratic means, which maintain the positive impacts of globalisation while ameliorating its negative consequences. Yet, the experts believe that family ties still play a major role in ameliorating the potential social distress caused by unemployment. One wonders what such commentators would make of the recently developed notion that local laws should be ameliorated not by local sympathies but by international conventions. There's also evidence that they ameliorate depression and improve various mental functions. Better to march with a powerful friend in the hope of ameliorating the worst of the excesses, rather than leaving him to his own blind devices. We know nothing of course, but we do not remotely know even this, and mere assertion in no way ameliorates our destitution. Thus, effects of water stress on the plant are partly ameliorated by this improvement in water supply, and partly by the reduction in canopy size and transpiration. At least some of these could be ameliorated by improved urban design. Government intervention would be better targeted at ameliorating this local dependency rather than artificially prolonging it. He drafted it because he believed that the U.N. is the place to resolve such disputes and ameliorate such crises. Synonyms make better, better, upgrade, refine, enhance, boost, build on, help, raise, revamp, brush up, polish up, perk up, tweak improve, make better, better, make improvements to, enhance, help, benefit, boost, raise, amend, refine, reform Origin Mid 18th century: alteration of meliorate, influenced by French améliorer, from meilleur ‘better’.
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