ameliorate
Food stamps ameliorate poverty, but they do not eliminate it.
Ameliorate means to make better.I shall ameliorate his pain with comforting words. Virginia will ameliorate her debt by making payments on time. The war will be ameliorated by a peace treaty.
"The reform did much to ameliorate living standards in Africa."
No. Ameliorate is a verb. It means to make better, to improve a condition.
A hot meal can ameliorate the discomforts of even the coldest day.
I am very glad to see that someone is working to ameliorate our problams
It makes something better. (from ameliorate, a formal word meaning to make or become better, or to improve (e.g. to improve a situation)
by expanding our non polluting energy choices, we can ameliorate a variety of risks
A hot meal can ameliorate the discomforts of even the coldest day.
There are several words meaning "make better" in different contexts, including mend, emend, ameliorate, improve and cure.
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