Ameliorate
əˈmiːljəˌreɪt
verb
to make something bad or unsatisfactory better
The word 'ameliorate' comes from the Latin word 'melior' which means 'better'. It is used to describe the act of improving a situation or making it more favorable.
See how Frank Herbert, Victor Hugo and 2 other authors use "ameliorate", with its meaning, pronunciation and real book examples.
Examples from books
To meditate upon a long list of similar cases would not ameliorate personal suffering an electron’s worth.
Isaac Asimov
Foundation 2 - Foundation and Empire
Philosophy should be an energy; it should have for effort and effect to ameliorate the condition of man.
Victor Hugo
Les Misérables
I felt the greatest eagerness to hear the promised narrative, partly from curiosity and partly from a strong desire to ameliorate his fate if it were in my power.
Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
Frankenstein; Or, The Modern Prometheus
“Sex always was a way of subduing the aggressive male.” “Is that what they do?” “They prevent or ameliorate excesses which could lead to more painful violence.” “And you let them believe you’re a god.
Frank Herbert
God Emperor of Dune
