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Term: AMELIORATE
Definition: Ameliorate means to make something better or improve it. For example, a charity might try to ameliorate the conditions of homeless people by providing them with food and shelter. It can also mean that something is getting better over time, like a situation that ameliorates as time goes on.
Definition: To make better or become better over time.
Example 1: The charity works to ameliorate the conditions of the homeless by providing them with food, shelter, and medical care.
Example 2: With time, the situation in the war-torn country began to ameliorate as peace talks progressed.
These examples illustrate how ameliorate can be used to describe efforts to improve a situation or how a situation can naturally improve over time.