Skip to content
Vocab Island

ameliorate

verb/uh-MEEL-yuh-rayt/

to make a bad situation better

๐Ÿ‚ Teacher Bull ki zubaani (Hinglish)

Ameliorate ka matlab hai halaat ko behtar banana, sudhaarna.

Meanings & examples

  1. 1. verb

    to make something bad or unsatisfactory better

    • โ€œThe new policy aims to ameliorate the living conditions of farmers.โ€
    • โ€œNothing could ameliorate the pain of the loss.โ€

๐Ÿ’ก Memory trick

A MEAL helps ameliorate hunger โ€” it makes things better.

Synonyms

improvebetterenhance

Antonyms

worsendeteriorate