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ameliorate 

Contrary to misconceptions, ameliorate and alleviate do have differences. While ameliorate means to actually improve a situation, alleviate means to relieve the stress of the situation, make it more tolerable.
example: To ameliorate the bitter soup, one might add other ingredients, improving the soup itself. To alleviate the bitter soup, one might distract the self while eating it, talking to friends, holding the nose, eating other foods, making it easier to consume. None of this lessens how bitter the soup actually is. It just alleviates the discomfort of consuming it.
ameliorate by Ralph777 January 14, 2013

ameliorate 

synonym for alleviate, which asshat frat business and political science majors use to make themselves sound smarter.
I think the World Bank needs to focus on a paradigm shift to ameliorate the effects of poverty in sub-Saharan Africa <looks satisfied with himself>
ameliorate by derrp December 4, 2007

Ameliorate 

Make (something bad or unsatisfactory) better
Nate, you butt-fucking cocksucker, your disgusting visage and puss-like personality is a dreadful combination that no man could ameliorate.
Ameliorate by ParanigerianBeemer August 31, 2012

Ameliorate 

Damn, this person's art skillz is so good I need to ameliorate over his ass.
Ameliorate by JSP July 1, 2003

Ameliorate 

Another word for "ejactulation"
After i exacerbated i ameliorated everywhere.
Ameliorate by Josh swag December 11, 2013

Ameliorate 

To improve or make something better.
"To *ameliorate*" means to make something a little more like *Emilia Clarke* from Game of Thrones--that is, to make it just a lit'l' mo' bettah.
Ameliorate by TexasBEAST March 29, 2019
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pajama casual 

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We have a Zoom meeting in a few minutes and I’ll probably go pajama casual.
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The recent boom in consumer spending on entertainment and experiences with a high demand running up the cost of enjoying of those experiences.
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Throat Sweats 

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Oh man those burritos gave me the throat sweats, I hope I don’t have food poisoning.
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Person 1: Did u watch ** last nite?
Person 2:......
Person 3: O no u got aired!
aired by Pietro February 9, 2005
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piddlefart

Instead of doing my homework, I decided to piddlefart around for two hours.
piddlefart by Rene April 25, 2005
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