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Word of the Day – Ameliorate

  •  Verb:  Ameliorate
    1. to make better or more tolerable
  • Synonyms:
    1. Improve
    2. Make better
    3. Enhance
    4. Help
    5. Boost
    6. Amend
  • Usage:
    • “Louisa, Louisa!” cried the father impatiently. “I cannot understand why Louisa should not behave in the normal way. I cannot see why she should only think of herself, and leave her family out of count. The thing is enough in itself, and she ought to try to ameliorate it as much as possible. And if–“
  • Encountered:
    • The short story Daughters of the Vicar by D. H. Lawrence

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