amelioration

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/əˌmiːliəˈɹeɪʃən/

Definition of amelioration

4 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

(countable, uncountable)The act of making better.

“The tumult was over, and all things returned to their old place; and the abuse remained without remedy, and the wrong without redress. Ah! if the doctrine of amelioration be true, what a mighty debt does the future owe to the past!”

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noun

(countable, uncountable)The act of making better.

“The tumult was over, and all things returned to their old place; and the abuse remained without remedy, and the wrong without redress. Ah! if the doctrine of amelioration be true, what a mighty debt does the future owe to the past!”
(countable, uncountable)An improvement.
(countable, uncountable)The process by which a term gains a more positive connotation over time.
(countable, uncountable)An ameliorative change of a concept or a repertoire of concepts.

“pre-amelioration”
“post-amelioration”

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From Middle English amelioracioun, from Middle French amelioracion and probably partly ameliorate + -ion.

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