ameliorated
made better, more bearable, or more satisfactory; improved:As a nurse, her passion is to bring hope and an ameliorated quality of life to people in the midst of devastating medical challenges.
the simple past tense and past participle of ameliorate.
Origin of ameliorated
1Other words from ameliorated
- un·a·mel·io·rat·ed, adjective
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How to use ameliorated in a sentence
Otherwise, in spite of Burke's efforts, the criminal law was not materially ameliorated till the next century.
The Political History of England - Vol. X. | William HuntEvery body, not directly or indirectly in the pay of a court, feels that the lot of the people should be ameliorated.
The doctor soon mounted beside me, and giving me a share of his ample cloak, considerably ameliorated my situation.
Charles O'Malley, The Irish Dragoon, Volume 2 (of 2) | Charles LeverMany of them can be removed entirely, all of them can be ameliorated.
Psychotherapy | James J. WalshOn the contrary, the ameliorated circumstances and wider range of the new continents enabled it still further to improve.
The Story of the Earth and Man | J. W. Dawson
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