ameliorating
a-mel-io-rat-ing
adjective
Having the effect of improving or making something less severe.
"Ameliorating measures were introduced to help."
verb
Making something bad or unsatisfactory better or more tolerable.
"The new policy is ameliorating the housing crisis."
Thesaurus
Synonyms: improve, better, ameliorate, meliorate, amend
Antonyms: aggravate, decline, exacerbate, exasperate, worsen