Tuesday, September 29, 2009


Word of the Day for Tuesday, September 29, 2009
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ameliorate \uh-MEEL-yuh-rayt\, transitive verb:
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1. To make better; to improve.
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intransitive verb:
1. To grow better.
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The B.O. is attempting to ameliorate the lives of those less fortunate by means of a massive redistribution of wealth!
Spy Maker, JSA's Blog
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Ameliorate is derived from Latin ad + meliorare, "to make better," from melior, "better."

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