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The synonyms of “Ameliorate” are: better, improve, meliorate, amend, make better, upgrade, refine, enhance, boost, build on, help, raise, revamp, brush up, polish up, perk up, tweak
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “ameliorate” as a verb can have the following definitions:
amend | Make amendments to. Amend the document. |
better | Make something better improve. She bettered her own record. |
boost | Give a boost to be beneficial to. The tax cut will boost the economy. |
brush up | Remove with or as if with a brush. |
build on | Give form to, according to a plan. |
enhance | Increase. This sauce will enhance the flavor of the meat. |
help | Help to some food help with food or drink. He was helped down the steps. |
improve | Achieve or produce something better than. They are trying to improve on the tired old style. |
make better | Change from one form into another. |
meliorate | Get better. |
perk up | Raise. |
polish up | Make (a surface) shine. |
raise | Raise from a lower to a higher position. The galloping horse raised a cloud of dust. |
refine | Make minor changes so as to improve or clarify (a theory or method. Sugar was refined by boiling it in huge iron vats. |
revamp | To patch up or renovate; repair or restore. They revamped their old house before selling it. |
tweak | Pinch or squeeze sharply. He tweaked the boy s ear. |
upgrade | To improve what was old or outdated. I upgraded to First Class when Coach Class was overbooked. |
advance | Pay in advance. Advance payment. |
advancement | Encouragement of the progress or growth or acceptance of something. Opportunities for career advancement. |
amend | Make amendments to. Amend the document. |
augment | Make (something) greater by adding to it; increase. The pressure augmented. |
augmentation | The statement of a theme in notes of greater duration (usually twice the length of the original. The augmentation of the curriculum with new subjects. |
better | Changed for the better in health or fitness. A suit with a better fit. |
develop | Cause to grow and differentiate in ways conforming to its natural development. Develop land. |
dramatically | In a very impressive manner. She paused dramatically. |
efficiency | An action designed to achieve efficiency. She did the work with great efficiency. |
enhance | Intensify, increase, or further improve the quality, value, or extent of. His refusal does nothing to enhance his reputation. |
enhancement | An improvement that makes something more agreeable. The enhancement of civic amenities. |
enrich | Increase the proportion of a particular isotope in (an element), especially that of the isotope U-235 in uranium so as to make it suitable for use in a nuclear reactor or weapon. Top party members had enriched themselves. |
escalate | Increase in extent or intensity. The price of tickets escalated. |
evolve | (with reference to an organism or biological feature) develop over successive generations as a result of natural selection. The energy evolved during this chemical change is transferred to water. |
expansion | A discussion that provides additional information. The rapid expansion of suburban London. |
improve | Develop or increase in mental capacity by education or experience. The weather improved toward evening. |
improving | Giving moral or intellectual benefit. A large improving picture hung opposite. |
increase | The amount by which something increases. He gave me an increase in salary. |
meliorate | To make better. |
mend | A repair in a material. Workmen were mending faulty cabling. |
metamorphosis | A complete change of physical form or substance especially as by magic or witchcraft. In insects with a complete metamorphosis the wings arise from thickenings of the epidermis. |
optimize | Act as an optimist and take a sunny view of the world. Optimize your resources. |
productivity | The rate of production of new biomass by an individual, population, or community; the fertility or capacity of a given habitat or area. Nutrient rich waters with high primary productivity. |
reelect | Elect again. |
reform | The action or process of reforming an institution or practice. Reform a political system. |
refurbish | Make brighter and prettier. The premises have been completely refurbished in our corporate style. |
sere | Having lost all moisture. The desert was edged with sere vegetation. |
surge | A major deployment of military forces to reinforce those already in a particular area. Flooding caused by tidal surges. |
upgrade | An act of upgrading something. The power plant received a new upgrade. |
uplift | Raise up (strata, mountains, etc.) by an upward movement of the earth’s crust. The refreshing smell of essential oils like lavender and peppermint can instantly uplift your mood. |
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