ameliorated

[ uh-meel-yuh-rey-tid, uh-mee-lee-uh- ]

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 ( def ).

Other Words From

• un·a·mel·io·rat·ed adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of ameliorated¹

ameliorate ( def ) + -ed ²( def )

Example Sentences

Otherwise, in spite of Burke's efforts, the criminal law was not materially ameliorated till the next century.

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Every body, not directly or indirectly in the pay of a court, feels that the lot of the people should be ameliorated.

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The doctor soon mounted beside me, and giving me a share of his ample cloak, considerably ameliorated my situation.

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Many of them can be removed entirely, all of them can be ameliorated.

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On the contrary, the ameliorated circumstances and wider range of the new continents enabled it still further to improve.

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Related Words

• enhanced
• revised
• upgraded