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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