ameliorate:

to make or become better, more bearable, or more satisfactory; improve;

how to use in causal conversation:

"i'm trying to ameliorate my occupational situation"
"i never thought someone could ameliorate pizza. good job."

not to be confused with:

eviscerate

how it makes me feel:

i like the word. it's another one of those words that sounds like the opposite of it's meaning. it sounds like it should be a word associated with removal of something from another, i.e. "i'm going to ameliorate you of your teddy bear if you don't shut the hell up kid!" when in fact that sentence makes no sense at all. you could ameliorate the teddy bear though. give him little flashing LED lights for eyes and make him bigger and stronger and capable of holding you ever so gently when you cry yourself to sleep at night while whispering gentle yet affirming statements of your overall worth as a human being after a long night of drinking on his tab at a seedy bar where you threw up in the alley and he was kind enough to bring you a wash cloth and help you stumble back to your apartment. that kind of thing.

editorial note:

amelia earhart was an aviatrix. tell me that doesn't kinda sound hot. go on....say it.