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ameliorate (a·mel·io·rate): / uh MEE lee uh rate /
transitive and intransitive verb

(1) to improve, or make better or more satisfactory (formal)

[From Latin meliorare meaning “to make better, improve,” from Latin melior meaning “better.”]

Usage: We can only hope the coming election will ameliorate the situation in America and around the globe.