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- Dictionaryamelioration/əˌmiːlɪəˈreɪʃn/
noun
- 1. the act of making something better; improvement: formal "progress brings with it the amelioration of the human condition"
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Amelioration is the process of making a bad or unpleasant situation better. Learn how to use this word in sentences and see translations in different languages.
Ameliorate means to make a bad or unpleasant situation better. Learn how to use this formal verb with sentences from the Cambridge English Corpus and translations in different languages.
Ameliorate means to make better or more tolerable, especially when something is bad or hard to endure. Learn the synonyms, examples, history, and usage of this formal verb and its noun form amelioration.
Amelioration definition: an act or instance of ameliorating or making better; the state of being ameliorated or made better. See examples of AMELIORATION used in a sentence.
Amelioration is a process that makes something better. A philanthropist might devote her life to the amelioration of poverty and hunger. Any time there's amelioration, something negative is becoming more positive. If your landlord improves the water pressure and lowers the rent, that's amelioration.
The verb ameliorate comes from the Latin word meliorare, meaning “improve.” Food drives can ameliorate hunger. An air conditioner can ameliorate the discomfort of a stiflingly hot summer day. A sympathy card can ameliorate grief. Family therapy can ameliorate severe sibling rivalry.
Ameliorate definition: to make or become better, more bearable, or more satisfactory; improve. See examples of AMELIORATE used in a sentence.
