What does "ameliorate" mean?
Ameliorate: To make better; to improve; to meliorate. In every human being there is a wish to ameliorate his own condition. Macaulay.
Additional senses
- 2.To grow better; to meliorate; as, wine ameliorates by age.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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