A‐mel″io‐rate (�), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Ameliorated (�); p. pr. & vb. n.Ameliorating.] [L. ad + meliorare to make better: cf. F. améliorer. See Meliorate.] To make better; to improve; to meliorate.
In every human being there is a wish to ameliorate his own condition.
Macaulay.