3 definitions
for Ameliorating
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :
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]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :
ameliorating \ameliorating\ adj. prenom. [p. pr. of
ameliorate.]
causing improvement in or reducing the bad effects of an
unfavorable condition.
Syn: ameliorative, amelioratory, meliorative
[WordNet 1.5]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 :
ameliorating
adj : tending to ameliorate [syn: ameliorating(a), ameliorative,
amelioratory, meliorative]
