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ameliorated

American  
[uh-meel-yuh-rey-tid, uh-mee-lee-uh-] / əˈmil yəˌreɪ tɪd, əˈmi li ə- /

adjective

  1. 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.

verb

  1. the simple past tense and past participle of ameliorate.

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Etymology

Origin of ameliorated

ameliorate ( def. ) + -ed 2 ( def. )

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