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ameliorative
[ uh-meel-yuh-rey-tiv, -mee-lee-uh- ]
adjective
- making or intended to make something better, more bearable, or more satisfactory:
Our objective is to make ameliorative changes that protect children more effectively and build a safer future for families.
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- un·a·mel·io·ra·tive adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of ameliorative1
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Example Sentences
No ameliorative, no palliative, no restrictive, no remedial measure will avail.
We may hazard a guess that most of the programme of ameliorative measures was the work of Engels, and perhaps the final section.
It is emotional, altruistic, at best ameliorative, aiming to meet the individual situation as it arises and presents itself.
He talked in a straightforward way with his villagers, reduced a number of rents and spent money freely in ameliorative work.
There is among them a fine lite which responds to the appeal of the ideal and is found in every kind of ameliorative work.
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