melior-, meliorat- +
(Latin: better, to make better; to improve)
ameliorable
Capable of being ameliorated.
ameliorate
To make or to become better, to be more satisfactory; to improve; to meliorate.
amelioratinga
Tending to ameliorate.
amelioration
1. The act or an instance of ameliorating.
2. The state of being ameliorated; improvement.
ameliorative
To tendency to make or to become better; to improve.
meliorable
1. To make better; to improve.
2. To grow better.
meliorate, meliorated, meliorating
To improve; to become better or to make something better.
melioration
1. The act or process of improving something or the state of being improved; an improvement.
2. The linguistic process by which a word over a period of time grows more elevated in meaning or more positive in connotation.
3. A condition that is superior to an earlier condition or situation.
meliorative
Tending to ameliorate.
meliorator
Someone who meliorates.
meliorism, meliorisms
1. A belief in progress and improvement.
2. The belief that human society has a natural tendency to improve and that people can consciously assist this process.
3. The belief that improvement of society depends on human effort.
meliorist, melioristic
A disputant who advocates reform.
meliority
The state or quality of being better; melioration.
The words in the pejorative unit are antonyms of these ameliorative, meliorative words.
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