ameliorate
verb (used with or without object)
to make or become better, more bearable, or more satisfactory; improve.
have ameliorated
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present perfectof ameliorate.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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Mr. Xi could have ameliorated the damage by creating new avenues for productive private investment that would boost productivity and stimulate more domestic demand.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 5, 2026
Even more striking, the American people largely had no idea that Nixon was sincerely trying to implement plans that could have ameliorated poverty and helped save the planet.
From Salon ● Oct. 17, 2021
The proposal comes as nearly two-thirds of the state heads into a fifth year of severe drought despite a wet fall and heavy rains last winter that have ameliorated conditions in many areas.
From Reuters ● Nov. 30, 2016
The startups who run these marketplaces have ameliorated the duplicate problem in part by awarding points that build a hacker’s reputation.
From The Verge ● Mar. 4, 2015
We have ameliorated on a planetary scale injustices that only recently were global and endemic.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
