The Only Use of
ameliorate
in
The Crucible
- MARY WARREN: "Goody Osburn will hang!"
...
PROCTOR: "The Deputy Governor will permit it?"
MARY WARREN: "He sentenced her. He must."
To ameliorate it: "But not Sarah Good. For Sarah Good confessed, y'see."p. 56.8ameliorate = (say something) to improve a bad situation (in this case, by pointing out that while Goody will hang, at least Mary won't.)
Definition:
to improve -- especially a bad situation