amelioration
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- noun
- /əˌmiːliəˈreɪʃən/
:
mejora
- Thus, these protests were in reaction to price inflation and/or food shortages and only sought amelioration of the difficult situation.
- likelihood of amelioration
- effect of amelioration
- amelioration of problems
Examples
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Potential democracy has awaited an amelioration of economic conditions whereby adults and youths have been enabled to assert themselves.
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High hopes for amelioration of environmental problems were replaced by serious alarm.
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Therefore it's about amelioration of the human condition.
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There are definite problems that need amelioration in pupil reading.
Academic text (2003) -
It's most immediate objectives were frequently the defense or the amelioration of a threatening economic situation.
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Christianity equaled the amelioration of physical suffering and social injustice, nothing more, nothing less.
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The government's policies aimed at the amelioration of living conditions for the impoverished are essential.
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She sees education as the key to the amelioration of social inequalities in her community.
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The amelioration of the city's traffic problems has become a priority for local leaders.
Synonyms
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1.1
A change that makes something better
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Making something more interesting, rewarding, or valuable
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3.6
An action that improves life or conditions for people
An act that makes something better, like living conditions and health
Antonyms
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5.9
A slow change when something like a building or a person's health becomes worse
How Much Better
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Surface Forms
Morphology
amelioration = ameliorate (transparent) = ameliorate + ion
Formed by the verb 'ameliorate' + the noun-forming suffix '-ion', directly meaning 'the act or process of improving'.
Etymology
The word amelioration comes from the French améliorer and the Latin root melior, which means 'better', so it literally means the act of making something better. A helpful way to remember it is to think of amelioration as the formal word for 'better' — a change that makes things better.