ameliorate C2+ Topic:Cause, Change & Process US /əˈmiljəˌreɪt/ UK /əˈmiːliəreɪt/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 verb to make better or more tolerable; to improve New policies aim to ameliorate the housing shortage. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 verb · to make better or more... improvebetteramendupgradeenhancemitigatealleviate ↔ Opposites worsenaggravatedeteriorateexacerbateimpair Word family Forms amelioratedamelioration Derived forms ameliorationameliorativeameliorator Related forms melioratemeliorism Etymology AI details An alteration of earlier meliorate (influenced by French ameliorer), from Late Latin meliorare ('to make better'), from Latin melior ('better'). meliorare Latin melior Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Cause, Change & Process Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # ameliorate **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** verb **IPA (US):** /əˈmiljəˌreɪt/ **IPA (UK):** /əˈmiːliəreɪt/ ## Meanings 1. to make better or more tolerable; to improve ## Examples - New policies aim to ameliorate the housing shortage. ## Synonyms - improve - better - amend - upgrade - enhance - mitigate - alleviate ## Antonyms - worsen - aggravate - deteriorate - exacerbate - impair ## Derived Forms - amelioration - ameliorative - ameliorator ## Related Forms - meliorate - meliorism ## Roots and Affixes - Root: meliorare - Root: melior ## Etymology An alteration of earlier meliorate (influenced by French ameliorer), from Late Latin meliorare ('to make better'), from Latin melior ('better'). ## AI Etymology Ameliorate is an alteration of earlier meliorate (influenced by French ameliorer), from Late Latin meliorare ('to make better'), from Latin melior ('better'). In present-day use, it means to make better or more tolerable; to improve. Derived formations include amelioration, ameliorative, and ameliorator. Related vocabulary includes meliorate and meliorism. ## Topics - Cause, Change & Process - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown