Antonyms for ameliorate

Grammar : Verb

Spell : uh-meel-yuh-reyt, uh-mee-lee-uh-

Phonetic Transcription : əˈmil yəˌreɪt, əˈmi li ə-

Definition of ameliorate

Origin : 1728, perhaps a back-formation from amelioration on pattern of French améliorer. The simpler form meliorate was used in Middle English. Related: Ameliorated; ameliorating.

verb make, become better

Example sentences :

Our chief desire is to ameliorate the condition of the malgamite workers.
Extract from : « Roden's Corner » by Henry Seton Merriman

He laboured to ameliorate the condition of the native Indians in the American colonies.
Extract from : « Self-Help » by Samuel Smiles

Do you pretend that it is impossible to ameliorate the lot of the people?
Extract from : « Scaramouche » by Rafael Sabatini

And why do men go soldiering except to ameliorate existence?
Extract from : « The Memorabilia » by Xenophon

And the Church never, never raised a finger to ameliorate their condition.
Extract from : « The Necessity of Atheism » by Dr. D.M. Brooks

The judge is not forbidden to ameliorate the law which he administers.
Extract from : « Short Studies on Great Subjects » by James Anthony Froude

And as yet little has been done to ameliorate this degradation.
Extract from : « Up To Date Business » by Various

Their first care was to try and ameliorate the condition of the slaves.
Extract from : « The Three Commanders » by W.H.G. Kingston

It was at the pond hole that the major's luck began to ameliorate.
Extract from : « IT and Other Stories » by Gouverneur Morris

This did not destroy slavery, nor did it ameliorate the condition of the slave.
Extract from : « The Journal of Negro History, Volume 5, 1920 » by Various

Synonyms for ameliorate

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