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Thursday, January 22, 2026

ameliorate

verb

Pronunciation

uh-MEEL-yo-rate

Definition

To make something bad or unsatisfactory better.

Example sentence

The patch ameliorated the slow load times reported by our users.

Synonyms

improveenhancealleviate
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