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verb [I or T ] C2 • synonyms: support • advocate for something; advocate change/reform/policy; actively advocate something • freq in AmE: 7/10 • Note ‼ as a verb: /ˈæd. və. keɪt/; as a noun: /ˈæd. və. kət/ — verb ends in -keɪt, noun ends in -kət
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to publicly support, recommend, or argue in favor of a cause, policy, or idea; often used in formal, political, legal, or ethical contexts to express active endorsement or defense
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verb [T ] C2 (formal) • synonyms: ease, improve, mitigate • ameliorate conditions/suffering/impact; strive/fail to ameliorate; policies/measures to ameliorate inequality/tension/crisis • freq in AmE: 3/10
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to make something better or more tolerable, especially something bad, difficult, or undesirable
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