melioration
- noun
- /ˌmɛliəˈreɪʃən/
:
mejoramiento
- I honor Owen even more because he knew exactly what he was doing, as he directly quoted the few egalitarian sources of his time and explicitly advanced his claim in the service of racial melioration (although not equality—an option that, sadly, did not exist in Owen's intellectual framework).
Examples
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The community worked together on the melioration of the local park to create a better environment for everyone.
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Is it not more logical to collaborate toward a melioration of lead, thereby to form and guarantee what we anticipate?
Fiction book (1991) -
Let him think privately on the melioration of nature and reflect on how it is impossible to grasp what is first or last, or to take hold of the first that is not also last.
Fiction book (1991) -
"The aim of thought is neither mere action nor further thought; rather it is to be more fully alive, more attuned to the possibilities of mystery, morality, and melioration" (56).
Academic text (1991) -
Whitaker also wrote, "Serious students of the destruction, preservation, or melioration of natural resources will long continue to acknowledge their indebtedness to him" (p. 77).
Academic text (2012) -
The melioration of educational resources has greatly improved student performance in the school.
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She focused on the melioration of her skills through dedicated practice and feedback from her instructor.
Synonyms
619
1.1
A change that makes something better
137
3.9
Changing something to make it better or more suitable
29
4.0
Making something more interesting, rewarding, or valuable
18
3.6
An action that improves life or conditions for people
15
4.4
A small change that makes something better or more precise
4
3.9
A new version of a book or film with changes
2
7.9
A change that makes something better or less severe
Antonyms
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5.9
A slow change when something like a building or a person's health becomes worse
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Etymology
Melioration comes from the Latin word melior, which means 'better', and it is related to the English verb ameliorate and the simple word 'better'. So, melioration means the act or process of making something better, in other words 'improvement'.