(transitive) To make better, or improve, something perceived to be in a negative condition. / (intransitive) To become better; improve.

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ameliorate

simple past tense and past participle of ameliorate

Having had problem(s) improved upon; having been the subject of amelioration.

The act of making better. / An improvement. / (linguistics) The process by which a term gains a more positive connotation over time.

Able to repair or ameliorate. / (linguistics) Suggesting or relating to a positive or approving evaluation.

That which betters or improves. / (linguistics, rare) A linguistic unit (such as a word, morpheme) that implies a positive or approving evaluation.

present participle of ameliorate

plural of amelioration

A person who, or thing which, ameliorates.