D defs.my
Entry 2 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Ameliorate

/əm-ēl'-yẽr-ātˌ/ · A·mel·io·rate · IPA /əˈmiːli.əɹeɪt/
01 v. t. To make better; to improve; to meliorate.
imp. & p. p. Ameliorated; p. pr. & vb. n. Ameliorating
  1. 1.
    To make better; to improve; to meliorate.
    “In every human being there is a wish to ameliorate his own condition.” Macaulay.
02 v. i. To grow better; to meliorate; as, wine ameliorates by age.
  1. 1.
    To grow better; to meliorate; as, wine ameliorates by age.