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For reforms ameliorate the situation of the working class, they lighten the weight of the chains labour is burdened with by capitalism, but they are not sufficient to crush capitalism and to emancipate the workers from their tyranny.
Clara Zetkin

Meaning of "ameliorate" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD AMELIORATE

From meliorate, influenced by French améliorer to improve, from Old French ameillorer to make better, from meillor better, from Latin melior.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF AMELIORATE

ameliorate  [əˈmiːljəˌreɪt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF AMELIORATE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Ameliorate is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb ameliorate in English.

WHAT DOES AMELIORATE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of ameliorate in the English dictionary

The definition of ameliorate in the dictionary is to make or become better; improve.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO AMELIORATE

PRESENT

Present
I ameliorate
you ameliorate
he/she/it ameliorates
we ameliorate
you ameliorate
they ameliorate
Present continuous
I am ameliorating
you are ameliorating
he/she/it is ameliorating
we are ameliorating
you are ameliorating
they are ameliorating
Present perfect
I have ameliorated
you have ameliorated
he/she/it has ameliorated
we have ameliorated
you have ameliorated
they have ameliorated
Present perfect continuous
I have been ameliorating
you have been ameliorating
he/she/it has been ameliorating
we have been ameliorating
you have been ameliorating
they have been ameliorating
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I ameliorated
you ameliorated
he/she/it ameliorated
we ameliorated
you ameliorated
they ameliorated
Past continuous
I was ameliorating
you were ameliorating
he/she/it was ameliorating
we were ameliorating
you were ameliorating
they were ameliorating
Past perfect
I had ameliorated
you had ameliorated
he/she/it had ameliorated
we had ameliorated
you had ameliorated
they had ameliorated
Past perfect continuous
I had been ameliorating
you had been ameliorating
he/she/it had been ameliorating
we had been ameliorating
you had been ameliorating
they had been ameliorating
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will ameliorate
you will ameliorate
he/she/it will ameliorate
we will ameliorate
you will ameliorate
they will ameliorate
Future continuous
I will be ameliorating
you will be ameliorating
he/she/it will be ameliorating
we will be ameliorating
you will be ameliorating
they will be ameliorating
Future perfect
I will have ameliorated
you will have ameliorated
he/she/it will have ameliorated
we will have ameliorated
you will have ameliorated
they will have ameliorated
Future perfect continuous
I will have been ameliorating
you will have been ameliorating
he/she/it will have been ameliorating
we will have been ameliorating
you will have been ameliorating
they will have been ameliorating
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would ameliorate
you would ameliorate
he/she/it would ameliorate
we would ameliorate
you would ameliorate
they would ameliorate
Conditional continuous
I would be ameliorating
you would be ameliorating
he/she/it would be ameliorating
we would be ameliorating
you would be ameliorating
they would be ameliorating
Conditional perfect
I would have ameliorate
you would have ameliorate
he/she/it would have ameliorate
we would have ameliorate
you would have ameliorate
they would have ameliorate
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been ameliorating
you would have been ameliorating
he/she/it would have been ameliorating
we would have been ameliorating
you would have been ameliorating
they would have been ameliorating
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you ameliorate
we let´s ameliorate
you ameliorate
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to ameliorate
Past participle
ameliorated
Present Participle
ameliorating
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH AMELIORATE


accelerate
ækˈsɛləˌreɪt
collaborate
kəˈlæbəˌreɪt
commemorate
kəˈmɛməˌreɪt
cooperate
kəʊˈɒpəˌreɪt
decorate
ˈdɛkəˌreɪt
degenerate
dɪˈdʒɛnəˌreɪt
deteriorate
dɪˈtɪərɪəˌreɪt
enterate
ˈɛntəˌreɪt
evaporate
ɪˈvæpəˌreɪt
generate
ˈdʒɛnəˌreɪt
incorporate
ɪnˈkɔːpəˌreɪt
liberate
ˈlɪbəˌreɪt
operate
ˈɒpəˌreɪt
proliferate
prəˈlɪfəˌreɪt
refrigerate
rɪˈfrɪdʒəˌreɪt
regenerate
rɪˈdʒɛnəˌreɪt
reiterate
riːˈɪtəˌreɪt
separate
ˈsɛpəˌreɪt
stearate
ˈstɪəˌreɪt
tolerate
ˈtɒləˌreɪt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE AMELIORATE

amebic
amebocyte
ameboid
ameer
ameerate
ameiosis
amelcorn
amelia
ameliorable
ameliorant
amelioration
ameliorative
ameliorator
amelioratory
ameloblast
amelogenesis
amen
amen corner
Amen-Ra
amenability

WORDS THAT END LIKE AMELIORATE

accurate
body corporate
borate
collectorate
corporate
corroborate
directorate
doctorate
elaborate
electorate
governorate
imperforate
inspectorate
invigorate
meliorate
perborate
potassium chlorate
prorate
protectorate
reinvigorate
stercorate

Synonyms and antonyms of ameliorate in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «AMELIORATE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «ameliorate» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of ameliorate

Translation of «ameliorate» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF AMELIORATE

Find out the translation of ameliorate to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of ameliorate from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «ameliorate» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

改善
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

mejorar
570 millions of speakers

English

ameliorate
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

उन्नति
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تحسين
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

улучшить
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

melhorar
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

উন্নয়নসাধন করা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

améliorer
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Selesaikan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

verbessern
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

改善する
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

개선
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ameliorate
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cải thiện
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சீர்படுத்துவதற்கு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सुधारणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

düzeltmek
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

migliorare
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

łagodzenia
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

поліпшити
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

ameliora
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

βελτίωση
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

versag
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

lindra
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

bøte
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of ameliorate

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «AMELIORATE»

The term «ameliorate» is quite widely used and occupies the 52.492 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «AMELIORATE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about ameliorate

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2 QUOTES WITH «AMELIORATE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word ameliorate.
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Paul Gillmor
I believe it is incumbent upon Congress to act aggressively to ameliorate fear and help our country take the essential steps that will make our communities and lives safer.
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Clara Zetkin
For reforms ameliorate the situation of the working class, they lighten the weight of the chains labour is burdened with by capitalism, but they are not sufficient to crush capitalism and to emancipate the workers from their tyranny.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «AMELIORATE»

Discover the use of ameliorate in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to ameliorate and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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A Guide to English Grammar: Conjugation of Verbs Volume IV
A. Guide. to. English. Grammar: Ameliorate. (a) Active Voice Indicative Mood 1. 2. 3. 2. 3. 1. 2. 3. 1. 2. 3. 1. 2. 3. 1. 2. 3. Singular I ameliorate You ameliorate He/she/ it ameliorates 1. Singular I ameliorated 1. You ameliorated He/she/it ...
Bessie Brooks, 2012
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Hen Egg Lysozyme and Egg White Peptides Can Ameliorate ...
The main purpose of this study was to determine the anti-inflammatory properties of egg components such as egg white peptides and lysozyme.
University of Guelph. Department of Food Science, Maggie Lee, University of Guelph. School of Graduate Studies, 2008
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Nervous System Trauma: New Insights for the Healthcare ...
The invention also relates to a method of administering to a patient or subject NGAL in an amount effective to treat, reduce, ameliorate or prevent the condition, injury or disease. The injury can include a renal injury associated with conditions,  ...
‎2013
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Automatic Item Generation: Theory and Practice
Features Item Template 14 Context of Item Template Explain S1 in the context of S6 S1: ameliorate, congeal, elicit, myriad S6: He tried to ameliorate the situation by talking to his friends about his problems. The cement has yet to congeal in the  ...
Mark J Gierl, Thomas M. Haladyna, 2012
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Vocabulary Building for a Masters Degree
AMELIORATE. • The teachers were trying to ameliorate the students. • # Ameliorate(v)=Tomake better. • Synonyms: amend, better, enhance, enrich, improve, perfect, refine. AMENABLE. • Although the ambassador was usually amenable (1) to ...
Idoniboye B. Bagshaw, 2014
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Robert Hartwell Fiske's Dictionary of Unendurable English: A ...
Neglecting or not knowing the distinctions between words can lead only to ambiguity and ambivalence at best, anarchy and turmoil at worst. ameliorate Misused for alleviate. t ɨF MJCFSBM %FNPDSBUJD NPEFM BTTVNFT that society can ...
Robert Hartwell Fiske, 2011
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Issues in Immunology Research: 2011 Edition
ameliorate T-ceII-mediated lung inflammation Researchers detail in 'Galectin-9 expands immunosuppressive macrophages to ameliorate T-cell-mediated lung inflammation,' new data in inflammation. According to recent research from ...
‎2012
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They Created Us: Special Education, Medicaid Waivers, Epsdt, ...
.The service must be medically necessary; in other words, it must be needed to ' correct or ameliorate' a physical or mental condition." Ameliorate is an important word in recognizing the full array of EPSDT services. Ameliorate, according to ...
Denise Mercado, 2006
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Multiple Organ Failure: Pathophysiology, Prevention, and Therapy
adrenergic agents may be circumvented by treatment with cAMP-enhanc- ing phosphodiesterase inhibitors; amrinone, for instance, has been shown to ameliorate the fall in end-systolic elastance in canine endotoxin shock. ' Rapid infusion of ...
Arthur E. Baue, Eugen Faist, Donald E. Fry, 2000
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Handbook of Dynamic Psychotherapy for Higher Level ...
In formulating a plan, it is necessary to distinguish between treatments that aim to ameliorate symptoms and DPHP, which aims to ameliorate manifestations of personality rigidity. We do not believe that DPHP is the most efficient or the best ...
Eve Caligor, Otto F. Kernberg, John F. Clarkin, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «AMELIORATE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term ameliorate is used in the context of the following news items.
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Opinion: Book Offers Look at How Charter Schools Divide …
... community to determine how segregation occurs when affluent families move in, and what can be done to ameliorate its effects in the schools ... «NJ Spotlight, Jul 15»
2
Solutions start with us
Some gun control could substantially ameliorate the extent of such massacres, I'm sure, but, as Norway illustrates, easy access to guns is not ... «The Spokesman Review, Jul 15»
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UC Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive announces date …
The new building will not only ameliorate safety concerns but will also physically reunite the film and art aspects of the museum. The old site ... «Daily Californian, Jul 15»
4
Rascovar: Plan B for Baltimore transit
Yet there are steps the city and state can take to ameliorate this sad situation. Among the possibilities: Resurrect the western part of the Red ... «MarylandReporter.com, Jul 15»
5
COLUMN: When do we start calling this the apocalypse?
Francis thinks climate disruption is impossible to ignore, and he's urging humanity to take extreme measures to ameliorate the intensifying ... «Nelson Star, Jul 15»
6
Whining White Southerners
In another important book that strips away the excuses employed to ameliorate the evils of slavery, Master of the Mountain: Thomas Jefferson ... «Consortium News, Jul 15»
7
Behold the 100 buses
“We are rising to the occasion to ameliorate the problem,” he asserted. The minister went further to explain that the government is bringing 100 ... «Africa Young Voices, Jul 15»
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El-Rufai to Speak On Nigeria's Oil Fortune At Seventh Wole Soyinka …
The organiser's plan is to use the lecture to contribute to strategic thinking on charting a way forward to ameliorate threats on oil as the main ... «AllAfrica.com, Jul 15»
9
High Graduate Unemployment In Ghana: A Ticking Time Bomb
Some politicians even rely on these frustrated jobseekers to further their political ambitions without doing anything to ameliorate the plight of ... «GhanaWeb, Jul 15»
10
Gov't to prioritize improvement of prisons
President Mahama said his visit revealed that the prisons were really congested and steps would immediately be taken to ameliorate their plight at the various ... «Ghana, Jul 15»

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