ameliorate
verb (used with or without object)
to make or become better, more bearable, or more satisfactory; improve.
has ameliorated
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present perfectof ameliorate (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Both authors, alongside others such as Jones and Mitchell, make clear that while time in the natural world has ameliorated their mental illnesses, so too have antidepressants and talking cures.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 14, 2020
To its credit, eBay has ameliorated many of its problems, through public trial and error, over the course of nearly two decades.
From New York Times ● Jun. 20, 2018
The drug also has ameliorated severe cases of carbuncles and cellulitis due to staphylococcus, a different kind of germ.
From Time Magazine Archive
I believe, however, that the diffusion of knowledge, more than everything else combined, has ameliorated the condition of mankind.
From The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 4 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Lectures by Robert Green Ingersoll
