Ameliorate

Ameliorate Definition

To make a bad, difficult, or unpleasant situation better; improve.

Common in formal and academic writing but less frequent in everyday speech than “improve.”

Ameliorate is a verb.

Ameliorate has high GRE relevance.

Ameliorate appears in GregMat vocabulary.

Ameliorate Synonyms

alleviate , better , enhance , improve , mitigate

How To Use Ameliorate In A Sentence

1. The reforms were designed to ameliorate poverty and expand access to education.
2. Additional funding may ameliorate the hospital’s staffing shortage.
3. The mediator proposed several measures to ameliorate tensions between the two groups.