amelioration

UK /əˌmiːliəˈɹeɪʃən/ US /əˌmiːliəˈɹeɪʃən/
noun 4

Definitions

noun

1

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!

2

An improvement.

3

The process by which a term gains a more positive connotation over time.

4

An ameliorative change of a concept or a repertoire of concepts.

pre-amelioration

post-amelioration

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