Ameliorate

To meditate upon a long list of similar cases would not ameliorate personal suffering an electron’s worth.

Philosophy should be an energy; it should have for effort and effect to ameliorate the condition of man.

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.

“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.