melioration

noun

the linguistic process in which over a period of time a word grows more positive in connotation or more elevated in meaning

a condition superior to an earlier condition

the act of relieving ills and changing for the better

Roots

meliormelior- · Latin · better atio-ation · Latin · act of

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