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ameliorate

/əˈmiːliəreɪt/verb

उच्चारण अमीलिअरेट

सुधारना, बेहतर बनाना, (बुरी स्थिति को) ठीक करना

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    [T] ~ sth formal

    to make something bad better

    सुधारना, बेहतर बनाना, (बुरी स्थिति को) ठीक करना

    • Measures were taken to ameliorate the condition of the mine workers.
    • Nothing could ameliorate the hardship of the drought year.
    • New roads helped to ameliorate the isolation of the hill villages.
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    • The government hopes to ameliorate the problem of unemployment through training schemes.
    • Better drainage will ameliorate flooding in the lower part of the city.

    Synonyms improve better enhance alleviate relieve

    Opposite worsen aggravate exacerbate deteriorate

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a·mel·io·rate

With -lio- and -rate (not 'ameliorate' misspelt 'amelorate' or 'amiliorate'); from the Latin melior, better.

बीच में -lio- और अंत में -rate ('amelorate' या 'amiliorate' गलत है); Latin melior, बेहतर, से।

?Which word?

Keep apart ameliorate (improve a bad situation) and alleviate (make pain or a problem less severe).

Ameliorate (बुरी स्थिति सुधारना) और alleviate (दर्द या समस्या कम करना) को अलग रखिए।

“Collocations, idioms and sayings

Ameliorate conditions, ameliorate suffering.

Collocations: ameliorate conditions (हालात में सुधार करना), ameliorate suffering (कष्ट कम करना)। 'ameliorate' एक formal verb है, जिसका अर्थ है किसी बुरी स्थिति को बेहतर बनाना।