melioration Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the act of relieving ills and changing for the better
    betterment; amelioration.
  2. noun a condition superior to an earlier condition
    improvement.
    • the new school represents a great improvement
  3. noun the linguistic process in which over a period of time a word grows more positive in connotation or more elevated in meaning

WordNet

Mel`io*ra"tion noun
Etymology
L. melioratio.
Definitions
  1. The act or operation of meliorating, or the state of being meliorated; improvement. Bacon.

Webster 1913