different between facilitate vs ameliorate

English

Etymology

From French faciliter, from Latin facilis

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /f??s?l?te?t/, /f??s?l?te?t/

Verb

facilitate (third-person singular simple present facilitates, present participle facilitating, simple past and past participle facilitated)

1. To make easy or easier.
2. To help bring about.
3. To preside over (a meeting, a seminar).

Synonyms

• (to make easy or easier): ease

Related terms

Translations

Italian

Verb

facilitate

1. second-person plural present indicative of facilitare
2. second-person plural imperative of facilitare
3. feminine plural of facilitato

Anagrams

• felicitata

Latin

Noun

facilit?te

1. ablative singular of facilit?s

Romanian

Etymology

From Latin facilitas through French facilité

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [fat?ili?tate]

Noun

facilitate f (plural facilit??i)

1. facility

Declension

English

Etymology

Influenced by French améliorer and Latin a- (“to”) + melior (“better”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??mi?li.??e?t/

Verb

ameliorate (third-person singular simple present ameliorates, present participle ameliorating, simple past and past participle ameliorated)

1. (transitive) To make better, or improve, something perceived to be in a negative condition.

   They offered some compromises in an effort to ameliorate the situation.
2. (intransitive) To become better; improve.

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:improve

Antonyms

• deteriorate
• worsen

Related terms

• amelioration
• ameliorative
• ameliorable
• inameliorable
• meliorate

Translations

See also

• alleviate
• mitigate