amelioration
Americannoun
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an act or instance of ameliorating or making better; the state of being ameliorated or made better.
the amelioration of working conditions.
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something that ameliorates; an improvement.
noun
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the act or an instance of ameliorating or the state of being ameliorated
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something that ameliorates; an improvement
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Also called: elevation. linguistics (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, silly
Etymology
Origin of amelioration
First recorded in 1790–1800; ameliorate + -ion
Example Sentences
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But to do so also means yelling "stop" to science, enlightenment and the amelioration of human suffering.
From Salon • Dec. 24, 2022
However this year they were looking for any indication that the country's strict Covid amelioration measures might be eased after the Communist Party Congress.
From BBC • Oct. 16, 2022
That ad—and “care, compassion, change”—argues for this in a creation of good versus an amelioration of harm frame.
From Slate • May 16, 2022
“It is unclear the role that cytotoxic T cells play in amelioration of covid-19 disease,” Offit said.
From Washington Post • Jul. 20, 2020
Right away he believed that the final amelioration of all his suffering was immediately at hand.
From "The Metamorphosis" by Franz Kafka
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