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a·mel·io·rate

 (ə-mēl′yə-rāt′)
tr. & intr.v. a·me·lio·rat·ed, a·me·lio·rat·ing, a·me·lio·rates
To make or become better; improve: Volunteers were able to ameliorate conditions in the refugee camp. Conditions are ameliorating.

[Alteration of meliorate.]

a·mel′io·ra·ble (-rə-bəl) adj.
a·mel′io·ra′tive adj.
a·mel′io·ra′tor n.
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The "mother figure" especially for older women comes across as an effective ameliorator of the gap between female bosses and junior colleagues: authority clothed in a feminine garb that society would accept.
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