Ameliorate — Word of the Day January 04, 2027

Definition

To make something bad or unsatisfactory better; to improve. Amelioration is the slow, patient work of making hard conditions more bearable.

“The new drainage system did much to ameliorate the flooding that had plagued the village for decades.”

From French ameliorer, from Latin ad- (to) + meliorare (to improve), from melior (better).

A₁M₃E₁L₁I₁O₁R₁A₁T₁E₁

AMELIORATE scores 12 points in Scrabble.