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Sep 26, 2012 This week's theme Verbs This week's words crepitate ramify ameliorate adhibit decorticate Make a gift that keeps on giving, all year long: A gift subscription of AWAD or give the gift of books Discuss Feedback RSS/XML A.Word.A.Day with Anu Garg ameliorate PRONUNCIATION: (a-MEL-yuh-rayt, uh-MEE-lee-) MEANING: verb tr., intr.: To make or grow better; to improve. ETYMOLOGY: From Latin melior (better). Earliest documented use: 1767. USAGE: "An offhand allusion to luggage problems and the presentation of his 'platinum preferred' credit card had seemed to ameliorate most of the doubts about his desirability as a guest." Carole Buck; A Bride for Saint Nick; Silhouette Books; 1996. Explore "ameliorate" in the Visual Thesaurus. A THOUGHT FOR TODAY: As to conforming outwardly and living your own life inwardly, I do not think much of that. -Henry David Thoreau, naturalist and author (1817-1862)

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