Ameliorated

Ameliorated
Ameliorate A*mel"io*rate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Ameliorated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Ameliorating}.] [L. ad + meliorare to make better: cf. F. am['e]liorer. See {Meliorate}.] To make better; to improve; to meliorate. [1913 Webster]

In every human being there is a wish to ameliorate his own condition. --Macaulay. [1913 Webster]


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