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41restore — I (renew) verb ameliorate, amend, correct, cure, doctor up, energize, fix, heal, improve, make better, make whole, meliorate, mend, patch, patch up, put in order, put in repair, put right, reanimate, rearrange, rebuild, recondition, reconstitute …
42improve — I (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To make better] Syn. better, ameliorate, mend, amend, enhance, enrich, cultivate, revise, update, upgrade, elevate, polish, refine, purify, enlarge, touch up, edit, emend, civilize, educate, meliorate, landscape, develop,… …
43melioration — (n.) c.1400, improvement, from L.L. meliorationem (nom. melioratio), noun of action from pp. stem of L. meliorare (see MELIORATE (Cf. meliorate)) …
44meliorism — (n.) belief that the world tends to become better, 1868, from L. melior (see MELIORATE (Cf. meliorate)) + ISM (Cf. ism). Related: Meliorist (1835) …
45help — v 1. aid, assist, bestead, accommodate, oblige, abet, befriend; contribute, join in, Inf. pitch in, Inf. chip in, lend a hand, lend oneself to, play or do one s part, boost, give a boost to, give a lift to; (all usu. negative) lift a finger, lift …
46ameliorate — [c]/əˈmiliəreɪt / (say uh meeleeuhrayt), /əˈmiljəreɪt / (say uh meelyuhrayt) verb (ameliorated, ameliorating) –verb (i) 1. to become better; improve. –verb (t) 2. to make better; improve; meliorate. {French améliorer + ate1; modelled on earlier… …
47straighten out — verb 1. settle or put right (Freq. 2) we need to iron out our disagreements • Syn: ↑iron out, ↑put right • Hypernyms: ↑better, ↑improve, ↑amend, ↑ …
48turn around — I noun turning in an opposite direction or position the reversal of the image in the lens • Syn: ↑reversal • Derivationally related forms: ↑reverse (for: ↑reversal) …
49Ameliorate — A*mel io*rate, v. i. To grow better; to meliorate; as, wine ameliorates by age. [1913 Webster] …
50Better — Bet ter, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bettered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Bettering}.] [AS. beterian, betrian, fr. betera better. See {Better}, a.] 1. To improve or ameliorate; to increase the good qualities of. [1913 Webster] Love betters what is best.… …
