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| amelioration definitions | |||
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| # | Definition | Sets | |
| 1 | improvement | 67 sets | |
| 2 | the act of making better or improving | 13 sets | |
| 3 | n. improvement | 6 sets | |
| 4 | an improvement | 5 sets | |
| 5 | improvement, betterment | 4 sets | |
| 6 | förbättring | 3 sets | |
| 7 | the act of relieving ills and changing for the better | 2 sets | |
| 8 | (n) improvement | 2 sets | |
| 9 | the act of improving | 2 sets | |
| 10 | the act of changing for the better | 2 sets | |
| 11 | the development of positive or socially accepted senses from negative or socially unacceptable senses i.e. ******, f*** | 1 set | |
| 12 | n. the act of improving | 1 set | |
| 13 | deterioration | 1 set | |
| 14 | language change, the process whereby a word gradually takes on more favourable connotations | 1 set | |
| 15 | to make better or improve | 1 set | |
| 16 | when a word gains a positive connotation | 1 set | |
| 17 | n. the act of making better or improving. | 1 set | |
| 18 | to improve, ex: i _________ my computer by deleting all the applications that made it slow. | 1 set | |
| 19 | meaning of word becomes better over time | 1 set | |
| 20 | aggravation | 1 set | |
| 21 | (n) the act of making better or improving. | 1 set | |
| 22 | improvement; betterment | 1 set | |
| 23 | tha act of making better or improving. | 1 set | |
| 24 | worsening | 1 set | |
| 25 | improvement, amendment, melioration | 1 set | |
| 26 | when a word moves from a lower rung on the social register to a higher one 1) nice (stupid)=sweet 2) fond (foolish, dazed) = affectionate | 1 set | |
| 27 | to improve,to become more bearable. | 1 set | |
| 28 | the linguistic phenomenon whereby a word acquires a better connotation than it originally had | 1 set | |
| 29 | to improve | 1 set | |
| 30 | n. improvement, renovation, betterment | 1 set | |
| 31 | to heal or make better | 1 set | |
| 32 | the act of making something better or improving it | 1 set | |
| 33 | the act of better or improving | 1 set | |
| 34 | to make better | 1 set | |
| 35 | progress or improvement | 1 set | |
| 36 | 개량, 의미의 향상 (역사적 변화에 따라 말이 한층좋은 의미를 가짐) | 1 set | |
| 37 | n improvement | 1 set | |
| 38 | n-improvement | 1 set | |
| 39 | degradation | 1 set | |
| 40 | an improvement or betterment | 1 set | |