ameliorate
verb
[ əˈmiːlɪəreɪt ]
• make (something bad or unsatisfactory) better.
• "the reform did much to ameliorate living standards"
Similar:
improve,
make better,
better,
make improvements to,
enhance,
help,
benefit,
boost,
raise,
amend,
refine,
reform,
relieve,
ease,
mitigate,
retrieve,
rectify,
correct,
right,
put right,
set right,
put to rights,
sort out,
clear up,
deal with,
remedy,
repair,
fix,
cure,
heal,
mend,
make good,
resolve,
settle,
redress,
square,
tweak,
patch up,
Opposite:
worsen,
leave alone,
Origin:
mid 18th century: alteration of meliorate, influenced by French améliorer, from meilleur ‘better’.
