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AMELIORATING

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does ameliorating mean? 

AMELIORATING (adjective)
  The adjective AMELIORATING has 1 sense:

1. tending to ameliorateplay

  Familiarity information: AMELIORATING used as an adjective is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


AMELIORATING (adjective)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Tending to ameliorate

Synonyms:

ameliorating; ameliorative; amelioratory; meliorative

Similar:

bettering (changing for the better)


 Context examples 


Mimicking testosterone's action, this agent may increase lean body mass, thereby ameliorating muscle wasting in the hypermetabolic state of cancer cachexia.

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