| NOUN | act | melioration, amelioration, betterment | the act of relieving ills and changing for the better |
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| state | melioration, improvement | a condition superior to an earlier condition | |
| process | melioration | the linguistic process in which over a period of time a word grows more positive in connotation or more elevated in meaning / meaning |
| Meaning | The act of relieving ills and changing for the better. | |
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| Synonyms | amelioration, betterment | |
| Broader | improvement | The act of improving something |
| Spanish | mejora, mejoría | |
| Catalan | millorament, millora | |
| Verbs | meliorate | get better |
| meliorate | to make better | |
| Meaning | A condition superior to an earlier condition. | |
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| Synonym | improvement | |
| Narrower | betterment | An improvement that adds to the value of a property or facility |
| development | A state in which things are improving | |
| reformation | improvement (or an intended improvement) in the existing form or condition of institutions or practices etc. | |
| renovation, restoration, refurbishment | The state of being restored to its former good condition | |
| Broader | condition, status | A state at a particular time |
| Opposite | decline, declination | A condition inferior to an earlier condition |
| Spanish | mejora | |
| Verbs | meliorate | get better |
| meliorate | to make better | |
| Meaning | The linguistic process in which over a period of time a word grows more positive in connotation or more elevated in meaning / meaning. | |
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| Broader | drift | A process of linguistic change over a period of time |
| Verbs | meliorate | get better |
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