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ameliorate

(v): to make better
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4 months ago jaymediane said:

v. to ameliorate (third-person singular simple present ameliorates, present participle ameliorating, simple past ameliorated, past participle ameliorated)

(intransitive) To make better, to improve; to heal or solve a problem.
They offered some compromises in an effort to ameliorate the disagreement.

8 months ago oroboros said:

Also see: mitigate.

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