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- Dictionaryamelioration/əˌmiːlɪəˈreɪʃn/
noun
- 1. the act of making something better; improvement: formal "progress brings with it the amelioration of the human condition"
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Amelioration definition: an act or instance of ameliorating or making better; the state of being ameliorated or made better. See examples of AMELIORATION used in a sentence.
the process of making a bad or unpleasant situation better: Regular exercise can provide gradual amelioration of anxiety. Treatment for her allergies led to the amelioration of her symptoms. See. ameliorate. Fewer examples. The most that could be hoped for in the 1920s was the amelioration of a small number of the worst houses.
verb [ T ] formal uk / əˈmiːl.jə.reɪt / us / əˈmiːl.jə.reɪt / Add to word list. to make a bad or unpleasant situation better: Foreign aid is badly needed to ameliorate the effects of the drought. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Making things better. add salt to something idiom. allay. alleviate. alleviation. amelioration. cultivate.
Allow us to improve your understanding: if a situation is bad, ameliorate indicates that the conditions have been made more tolerable. Thus, one might refer to medicine that ameliorates pain from an injury, a loss of wages ameliorated by unemployment benefits, or a harsh law ameliorated by special exceptions.
Amelioration is a process that makes something better. A philanthropist might devote her life to the amelioration of poverty and hunger. Any time there's amelioration, something negative is becoming more positive. If your landlord improves the water pressure and lowers the rent, that's amelioration.
ameliorate something to make better something that was bad or not good enough. Steps have been taken to ameliorate the situation. The new laws were designed to ameliorate the problem of chronic debt. The side-effects of the treatment can be ameliorated to some extent. Topics Change, cause and effect c2. Oxford Collocations Dictionary. Word Origin.
verb (used with or without object) , a·mel·io·rat·ed, a·mel·io·rat·ing. to make or become better, more bearable, or more satisfactory; improve: strategies to ameliorate negative effects on the environment. Synonyms: better, amend. Antonyms: worsen, vitiate. ameliorate. / əˈmiːljəˌreɪt; əˈmiːljərəbəl /.
Definition of amelioration noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
noun. 1. the act or an instance of ameliorating or the state of being ameliorated. 2. something that ameliorates; an improvement. 3. Also called: elevation linguistics. (of the meaning of a word) a change from pejorative to neutral or positively pleasant.
ameliorate. (əmiːliəreɪt ) Word forms: 3rd person singular present tense ameliorates , present participle ameliorating , past tense, past participle ameliorated. verb. If someone or something ameliorates a situation, they make it better or easier in some way. [formal] Nothing can be done to ameliorate the situation.
