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改良 — meaning in English

kairyō

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English meaning

  • ameliorate verb To make a bad or unpleasant situation better, or less severe.
  • amelioration noun The act of making better.
  • improve verb To make something better in quality, value, or condition.
  • upgrade noun An improved version of something, often a piece of technology or equipment.

Senses

改良 is used for these senses in English:

  • ameliorate (transitive) To make better, or improve, something perceived to be in a negative condition.
  • amelioration The act of making better.
  • improve (transitive) To make (something) better; to increase the value or productivity (of something).
  • upgrade An improved component or replacement item, usually applied to technology.

ameliorate — full definition

  1. verb To make a bad or unpleasant situation better, or less severe.
  2. verb To become better; to improve.

amelioration — full definition

  1. noun The act of making better.
  2. noun An improvement.
  3. noun The process by which a term gains a more positive connotation over time.
  4. noun An ameliorative change of a concept or a repertoire of concepts.

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