| Flashcards: Latin Derivatives |
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ameliorate
to make better; improve
Things like recycling, mandatory industrial pollution control, and the VET provide solid evidence that American society is making a genuine effort to ameliorate the environment.
Related English words: amelioration (the process of improving; improvement), melioration (amelioration), ameliorative (improving), meliorate (ameliorate), ameliorator
Latin root word: melior, melius - better
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