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recover vs ameliorate

ameliorate vs recover

recover and ameliorate both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
recover No No Yes No
ameliorate No No Yes No
As verbs, ameliorate is a hypernym of recover; that is, ameliorate is a word with a broader meaning than recover:
  • recover: get over an illness or shock
  • ameliorate: get better
Other hypernyms of recover include better, improve, meliorate.
recover (verb) ameliorate (verb)
get over an illness or shock get better
regain a former condition after a financial loss to make better
get or find back; recover the use of
regain or make up for
reuse (materials from waste products)
cover anew
Difference between recover and ameliorate

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