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amelioration
a·me·lio·ra·tion A0247400 (ə-mēl′yə-rā′shən)n.1. The act or an instance of ameliorating.2. The state of being ameliorated; improvement.amelioration (əˌmiːljəˈreɪʃən) n1. the act or an instance of ameliorating or the state of being ameliorated2. something that ameliorates; an improvement3. (Linguistics) linguistics Also called: elevation (of the meaning of a word) a change from pejorative to neutral or positively pleasant. The word nice has achieved its modern meaning by amelioration from the earlier sense foolish, sillyameliorationA process by which the meaning of a word changes to something more favorable.ThesaurusNoun | 1. | amelioration - the act of relieving ills and changing for the bettermelioration, bettermentimprovement - the act of improving something; "their improvements increased the value of the property" |
ameliorationnoun improvement, advance, recovery, amendment, correction, enhancement, change for the better, upswing, betterment, melioration a demand for amelioration of conditionsameliorationnoun1. The act of making better or the condition of being made better:amendment, betterment, improvement, melioration, upgrade.2. Steady improvement, as of an individual or a society:betterment, development, improvement, melioration, progress.Translationsamelioration
a·me·li·o·ra·tion (ă-mēl-ē-ō-rā'shŭn), Improvement; moderation in the severity of a disease or the intensity of its symptoms. [L. ad, to, + melioro, to make better] a·me·li·o·ra·tion (ă-mēl-ē-ō-rā'shŭn) Improvement; moderation in the severity of a disease or the intensity of its symptoms. [L. ad, to, + melioro, to make better]amelioration A reduction in severity. A partial recovery.FinancialSeeelevationamelioration
Synonyms for ameliorationnoun improvementSynonyms- improvement
- advance
- recovery
- amendment
- correction
- enhancement
- change for the better
- upswing
- betterment
- melioration
Synonyms for ameliorationnoun the act of making better or the condition of being made betterSynonyms- amendment
- betterment
- improvement
- melioration
- upgrade
noun steady improvement, as of an individual or a societySynonyms- betterment
- development
- improvement
- melioration
- progress
Synonyms for ameliorationnoun the act of relieving ills and changing for the betterSynonymsRelated Words |