# ameliorative

> English word · Adjective · IPA /əˈmiːliəɹətɪv/

## Definitions
1. Able to repair or ameliorate.
2. Suggesting or relating to a positive or approving evaluation.
3. Of or relating to conceptual engineering, the normative study of which conceptual demarcation is most conducive to solve the problems the concept is a priori taken to solve.

## Etymology
From ameliorate + -ive.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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