an act or instance of or making better; the state of being or made better:
the amelioration of working conditions.
something that ; an improvement.
After that, though days passed, Wagg had not one word for the amelioration of the convict’s impatience.
When Egypt Went Broke Holman Day
Of course, there were many impediments to the amelioration of law by this agency.
Ancient Law Sir Henry James Sumner Maine
Jost’s “History” proved a good guide and instructor to statesmen engaged in the amelioration of the condition of the Jews.
History of the Jews, Vol. V (of 6) Heinrich Graetz
They reveal the cultivation and amelioration of domestic life.
The Development of Embroidery in America Candace Wheeler
Besides, every social law aims at the amelioration of man’s life.
The Kingdom of God is Within You Count Leo Tolstoy
The process of things upon this earth has been one of amelioration.
Fragments of science, V. 1-2 John Tyndall
amelioration, however, by such means can only come very slowly—if at all.
Unexplored Spain Abel Chapman
The destiny of organized nature is amelioration, and who can tell its limits?
The Oxford Book of American Essays Various
Man alone can repent; he only can retrace the acts of former commission, and resolve on amelioration for the future.
Sound Mind John Haslam
They accordingly proposed the following means of amelioration.
A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines Andrew Ure
the act or an instance of ameliorating or the state of being ameliorated
something that ameliorates; an improvement
(linguistics) Also called elevation. (of the meaning of a word) a change from pejorative to neutral or positively pleasant. The word nice has achieved its modern meaning by amelioration from the earlier sense foolish, silly
1650s, from French amélioration, from Old French ameillorer (12c.), from a “to” (see ad-) + meillior (Modern French meìlleur) “to better,” from Late Latin meliorare “improve,” from Latin melior “better,” perhaps originally “stronger,” and related to Greek mala “very, very much,” from PIE *mel- “strong, great” (see multi-).
to make or become better, more bearable, or more satisfactory; improve: strategies to ameliorate negative effects on the environment. Historical Examples Continuity of ameliorative effort is the sole enthusiasm that can serve the cause of improvement. A Logic Of Facts George Jacob Holyoake We may hazard a guess that most of the programme of ameliorative […]
to make or become better, more bearable, or more satisfactory; improve: strategies to ameliorate negative effects on the environment. Historical Examples Except,’ he added, pulling the card from his pocket, ‘except the Amel—Amelior—except the ameliorator.’ The Flamp, The Ameliorator, and The Schoolboy’s Apprentice E. V. Lucas He was not, however, quite in a condition to […]
to make or become better, more bearable, or more satisfactory; improve: strategies to ameliorate negative effects on the environment. verb to make or become better; improve v. 1728, perhaps a back-formation from amelioration on pattern of French améliorer. The simpler form meliorate was used in Middle English. Related: Ameliorated; ameliorating.
one of a layer of enamel-secreting cells covering the dentin of a developing tooth. noun a type of cell involved in forming dental enamel ameloblast am·e·lo·blast (ām’ə-lō-blāst’) n. A cell of the inner layer of the enamel organ of a developing tooth that is involved in enamel formation.