Amelioration Definition & Meaning

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Amelioration

Amelioration Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Amelioration? [n] the act of relieving ills and changing for the better Synonyms \| Synonyms for Amelioration: betterment \| melioration Related Terms \| Find terms related to Amelioration: about-face \| accommodation \| adaptation \| adjustment \| advance \| advancement \| alteration \| amendment \| apostasy \| ascent \| bettering \| betterment \| boost \| break \| change \| change of heart \| changeableness \| constructive change \| continuity \| conversion \| defection \| degeneration \| degenerative change \| deterioration \| deviation \| difference \| discontinuity \| divergence \| diversification \| diversion \| diversity \| enhancement \| enrichment \| eugenics \| euthenics \| fitting \| flip-flop \| furtherance \| gradual change \| Great Leap Forward \| headway \| improvement \| lift \| melioration \| mend \| mending \| mitigation \| modification \| modulation \| overthrow \| pickup \| preferment \| progress \| progression \| promotion \| qualification \| radical change \| realignment \| recovery \| re-creation \| redesign \| reform \| reformation \| remaking \| renewal \| reshaping \| restoration \| restructuring \| reversal \| revival \| revivification \| revolution \| rise \| shift \| sudden change \| switch \| total change \| transition \| turn \| turnabout \| upbeat \| upheaval \| uplift \| upping \| upswing \| uptrend \| upward mobility \| variation \| variety \| violent change \| worsening See Also \| improvement Amelioration In Webster's Dictionary \Amel`iora"tion\, n. [Cf. F. am['e]lioration.] The act of ameliorating, or the state of being ameliorated; making or becoming better; improvement; melioration. ``Amelioration of human affairs.'' --J. S. Mill.

Amelioration Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Amelioration?

[n] the act of relieving ills and changing for the better

Synonyms | Synonyms for Amelioration: betterment | melioration

See Also | improvement

Amelioration In Webster's Dictionary

\A*mel`io*ra"tion\, n. [Cf. F. am['e]lioration.]
The act of ameliorating, or the state of being ameliorated;
making or becoming better; improvement; melioration.
``Amelioration of human affairs.'' --J. S. Mill.

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