Ameliorate and Injure

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Ameliorate verb - To make better.

Usage example: social legislation that must be given credit for ameliorating the lot of millions of deprived people

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Injure is an antonym for ameliorate in make topic.

Injure verb - To reduce the soundness, effectiveness, or perfection of.

Usage example: the agent's treachery has injured our national security for years to come

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Ameliorate is an antonym for injure.

Nearby Words: injury, injurious, injuring

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