ameliorate, amend, better, improve, meliorate

discomfit, perplex, irritate, vex, frustrate, infuriate, aggravate, irk, exacerbate, endear, unnerve, mystify, bewilder, confuse, unsettle, alienate, ensnare, bedevil, bemuse, horrify, confound, discombobulate, complicate, distract, dismays, enrage, embroil, annoy, embarrass, baffle, undermine, inflame, antagonize, rile, worsen, entangle, diminish, wearies, nauseate, dishearten, rankle, stoke, embitter, threaten, disconcert, berate, befuddle, overshadow, displease, fascinate, amuse, provoke, embolden, coarsen, erode, dispirit, tempt, overwhelm, estrange, demoralize, deflate, dampen, backfire, depress, belittle, fret, tantalize, excite, debilitate, flummox, marginalize, shortchange, angers, imperil, bewail, polarize, expose, tarnish, hinder, scold, betray, afflict, mollifies, kvetch, fluster, misinterpret, exhilarate, enthrall, appease, dissuade, ingratiate, prolong, prevaricate, transfix, malign, tempers, placates, besmirch, heighten, astound, appall, foreshadow

cheapen, degrade

aggravate, exacerbate

alter, anger, change

enfuriate, incense, outrage