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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 ameliorate
Familiarity information: AMELIORATING used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
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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