Antonyms for ameliorate


Grammar : Verb
Spell : uh-meel-yuh-reyt, uh-mee-lee-uh-
Phonetic Transcription : əˈmil yəˌreɪt, əˈmi li ə-


Definition of ameliorate

Origin :
  • 1728, perhaps a back-formation from amelioration on pattern of French améliorer. The simpler form meliorate was used in Middle English. Related: Ameliorated; ameliorating.
  • verb make, become better
Example sentences :
  • Our chief desire is to ameliorate the condition of the malgamite workers.
  • Extract from : « Roden's Corner » by Henry Seton Merriman
  • He laboured to ameliorate the condition of the native Indians in the American colonies.
  • Extract from : « Self-Help » by Samuel Smiles
  • Do you pretend that it is impossible to ameliorate the lot of the people?
  • Extract from : « Scaramouche » by Rafael Sabatini
  • And why do men go soldiering except to ameliorate existence?
  • Extract from : « The Memorabilia » by Xenophon
  • And the Church never, never raised a finger to ameliorate their condition.
  • Extract from : « The Necessity of Atheism » by Dr. D.M. Brooks
  • The judge is not forbidden to ameliorate the law which he administers.
  • Extract from : « Short Studies on Great Subjects » by James Anthony Froude
  • And as yet little has been done to ameliorate this degradation.
  • Extract from : « Up To Date Business » by Various
  • Their first care was to try and ameliorate the condition of the slaves.
  • Extract from : « The Three Commanders » by W.H.G. Kingston
  • It was at the pond hole that the major's luck began to ameliorate.
  • Extract from : « IT and Other Stories » by Gouverneur Morris
  • This did not destroy slavery, nor did it ameliorate the condition of the slave.
  • Extract from : « The Journal of Negro History, Volume 5, 1920 » by Various

Synonyms for ameliorate

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