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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
ameliorate /əˈmiːlɪəreɪt/

▶verb formal make (something bad or unsatisfactory) better.

– derivatives
amelioration noun,
ameliorative adjective,
ameliorator noun.

– origin C18: alt. of meliorate, influenced by Fr. améliorer, from meilleur ‘better’.

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