Word-Wise. Ameliorate

Word of the Day for Thursday, November 8, 2007

ameliorate \uh-MEEL-yuh-rayt\, transitive verb:

1. To make better; to improve.
2. To grow better.

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I am a work in progress, each day hoping to ameliorate.
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I wish my work ethic would ameliorate...I need to quit procrastinating so much.

~Zoo

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I can ameliorate my life, but I am too lazy to.

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Ameliorate a vegetarian dinner, but Mary had a little lamb.
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The amelioration of the world's climate is seen by some as the most important issue of the day.