ameliorative
/əˌmiː.li.əˈreɪ.tɪv/ · a·me·li·o·ra·tive
adjective
- Having the quality of improving or making something better; tending to ameliorate. The new recycling program proved to be an ameliorative measure for the town’s waste problem.
noun
- Something that improves or alleviates a condition; a remedy or improvement. Vaccination is an ameliorative against many preventable diseases.
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Did you know? In sociolinguistics, an 'ameliorative' term is one that upgrades the social perception of its referent, such as calling a modest house a 'home' rather than a 'dwelling'.