meliorizationn.
/ˌmiːlɪərʌɪˈzeɪʃn/, U.S. /ˌmiljərəˈzeɪʃ(ə)n/, /ˌmiliərəˈzeɪʃ(ə)n/, /ˌmiljəˌraɪˈzeɪʃ(ə)n/, /ˌmiliəˌraɪˈzeɪʃ(ə)n/ rare.
Improvement; melioration.
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the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > improvement > [noun]
betteringeOE
amendmentc1230
bote of beam1330
meliorationa1400
upraisingc1400
reformation?a1425
amelioration?a1450
enrichinga1513
amendsa1547
gooding1567
betterment1594
meliorization1599
endearment1612
raisure1613
betterance1614
ascenta1616
ascension1617
enrichmenta1626
improvement1625
booty beam1642
meliorating1647
bonification1652
uplift1873
work1914
pickupa1916
upgrading1920
tone-up1943
stepping1958
upgradation1979
upgrade1980
1599 A. M. tr. O. Gaebelkhover Bk. Physicke 38/1 Till such time as we perceave some meliorization [Ger. Besserung], or amendment.
1924 Internat. Jrnl. Ethics 34 176 An infinite, non-human reality..must be postulated as the enabling act for every social program of human meliorization.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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