verb
- to make or become better; to improve
Usage: formal
Examples
- The new policies were designed to ameliorate working conditions.
- Regular exercise can ameliorate symptoms of depression.
- The city council hopes to ameliorate traffic congestion with the new bypass.
- Time helped ameliorate the pain of her loss.
- The medication should ameliorate your discomfort within hours.
- Educational reforms aim to ameliorate inequality in schools.