Word of the Day: AMELIORATE

To improve or alleviate

ameliorate (verb) - to make better or more bearable; to improve, alleviate, or solve (also meliorate) [uh-mee-lee-uh-reyt]

BREAKDOWN: A- (to) + MELIOR- (better) + -ATE (to make or do)

• ameliorative means intending or serving to repair or improve

• amelioration is the act or state of improvement

“You need to fight in order to count. Don't be afraid to believe the impossible and then fight with yourself to ameliorate yourself. Do it. Believe in yourself. Let a good seed be a good seed now, and then we'll have a good tree.” —Alejandro Jodorowsky