ameliorate
/əˈmiɫjɝˌeɪt/
to make something bad or unsatisfactory better
ameliorate in a sentence
“The new policy helped ameliorate the housing crisis.”
Origin of ameliorate
Latin meliorare to make better from melior better
Related Words
exacerbate
to make a problem, bad situation, or negative feeling worse
mitigate
to make less severe, serious, or painful
obfuscate
to render obscure, unclear, or unintelligible
elucidate
to make something clear; to explain
extricate
to free someone or something from a constraint or difficulty
excoriate
to criticize someone severely; to damage the skin