Message-ID: <6003842.1075858933112.JavaMail.evans@thyme> Date: Tue, 25 Sep 2001 22:08:46 -0700 (PDT) From: wsmith@wordsmith.org To: linguaphile@wordsmith.org Subject: A.Word.A.Day--ameliorate Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-From: Wordsmith @ENRON X-To: linguaphile@wordsmith.org X-cc: X-bcc: X-Folder: \SSCOTT5 (Non-Privileged)\Scott, Susan M.\Inbox X-Origin: Scott-S X-FileName: SSCOTT5 (Non-Privileged).pst ameliorate (a-MEL-yuh-rayt, uh-MEE-lee-) verb tr., intr., also meliorate To make or grow better; to improve. [Alteration of meliorate, from Late Latin melioratus, past participle of meliorare, from Latin melior (better).] "The tedium, discomfort, and confinement of an extended illness, ameliorated by warm surroundings and a compassionate and loving family, are well portrayed." Marie Orlando, When Vera Was Sick, School Library Journal (New York), Dec 1998. This week's theme: verbs. ............................................................................ Never lend books -- nobody ever returns them; the only books I have in my library are those which people have lent me. -Anatole France, novelist, essayist, Nobel laureate (1844-1924) Q: Tomorrow is my friend's birthday and I forgot to send her a gift. Help! A: Give the gift of words. Send a gift subscription of A.Word.A.Day at http://wordsmith.org/awad/gift.html . It is the gift that keeps on giving the whole year long, and beyond. Pronunciation: http://wordsmith.org/words/ameliorate.wav http://wordsmith.org/words/ameliorate.ram