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ameliorates

verb , present tense third-person singular of ameliorate

Synonyms and Antonyms of ameliorates

to make better

social legislation that must be given credit for ameliorating the lot of millions of deprived people

Synonyms of ameliorates

amends, betters, enhances, enriches, helps, improves, meliorates, perfects, refines, upgrades

Words Related to ameliorates

corrects, emends, rectifies, reforms, remediates, remedies

edits, fine-tunes, redrafts, refurbishes, rehabilitates, rehabs, revamps, revises, reworks

beefs (up), boosts, fortifies, intensifies, reinforces (also reenforces), strengthens

fines, hones, polishes

retouches, touches up

Near Antonyms of ameliorates

damages, endamages, harms, hurts, impairs, injures, spoils, tarnishes, vitiates

blemishes, blights, defaces, disfigures, flaws, mars

diminishes, lessens, lowers, reduces

Antonyms of ameliorates

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