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- DictionaryA·me·lio·ra·tion/əˌmēlyəˈrāSHən/
noun
- 1. the act of making something better; improvement: formal "progress brings with it the amelioration of the human condition"
The meaning of AMELIORATE is to make better or more tolerable. How to use ameliorate in a sentence. Did you know? Synonym Discussion of Ameliorate.
Amelioration definition: an act or instance of ameliorating or making better; the state of being ameliorated or made better. See examples of AMELIORATION used in a sentence.
AMELIORATION definition: 1. the process of making a bad or unpleasant situation better: 2. the process of making a bad or…. Learn more.
Ameliorate definition: to make or become better, more bearable, or more satisfactory; improve. See examples of AMELIORATE used in a sentence.
Amelioration is a process that makes something better. A philanthropist might devote her life to the amelioration of poverty and hunger. Any time there's amelioration, something negative is becoming more positive. If your landlord improves the water pressure and lowers the rent, that's amelioration.
to make a bad or unpleasant situation better: Foreign aid is badly needed to ameliorate the effects of the drought. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Making things better. add salt to something idiom. allay. alleviate. alleviation. amelioration. cultivate. liven (something) up. lubricate. make a difference idiom.
Definition of amelioration noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
ameliorate something to make better something that was bad or not good enough. Steps have been taken to ameliorate the situation. The new laws were designed to ameliorate the problem of chronic debt. The side-effects of the treatment can be ameliorated to some extent. Topics Change, cause and effect c2
1. the act or an instance of ameliorating or the state of being ameliorated. 2. something that ameliorates; an improvement. 3. 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.
n. 1. the act or an instance of ameliorating or the state of being ameliorated. 2. something that ameliorates; an improvement. 3. (Linguistics) linguistics Also called: elevation (of the meaning of a word) a change from pejorative to neutral or positively pleasant.
