amelioration

Definition

The act of making better.

Etymology

From Middle English amelioracioun, from Middle French amelioracion and probably partly ameliorate + -ion.

Example Sentences

• "The tumult was over, and all things returned to their old place; and the abuse remained without remedy, and the wrong without redress. Ah! if the doctrine of amelioration be true, what a mighty debt does the future owe to the past!"
• "pre-amelioration"
• "post-amelioration"