Ameliorate and Devolve

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Ameliorate verb - To make better.

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Devolve is an antonym for ameliorate.

Devolve verb - To become worse or of less value.

Usage example: the once-lovely neighborhood has devolved into a squalid slum

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Ameliorate is an antonym for devolve.

Nearby Words: devolution, devolving

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Devolve and Ameliorate. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/ameliorate/devolve

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