Found 2 items, similar to amelioration.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: amelioration amelioration n : the act of relieving ills and changing for the better [syn: melioration, betterment]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Amelioration Amelioration \A*mel`io*ra"tion\, n. [Cf. F. am['e]lioration.] The act of ameliorating, or the state of being ameliorated; making or becoming better; improvement; melioration. “Amelioration of human affairs.” --J. S. Mill. [1913 Webster]