ame·lio·rate /əˈmiljəˌret, ˈmiliə-/
(vt.)改善,改良,變好
A·mel·io·rate v. t. [imp. & p. p. Ameliorated p. pr. & vb. n. Ameliorating.] To make better; to improve; to meliorate.
In every human being there is a wish to ameliorate his own condition. --Macaulay.
A·mel·io·rate, v. i. To grow better; to meliorate; as, wine ameliorates by age.
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ameliorate
v 1: to make better; "The editor improved the manuscript with his
changes" [syn: better, improve, amend, meliorate]
[ant: worsen]
2: get better; "The weather improved toward evening" [syn: better,
improve, meliorate] [ant: worsen]