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to ameliorate
01
to make something, particularly something unpleasant or unsatisfactory, better or more bearable
Transitive: to ameliorate a situation or condition
Grammatical Information
Composition
derived
action verb
regular
present tense
ameliorate
3rd person singular
ameliorates
present participle
ameliorating
past simple
ameliorated
past participle
ameliorated
Examples
Planting more trees can ameliorate air quality in urban areas.
Lexical Tree
ameliorating
amelioration
ameliorative
ameliorate
amelior
