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Noun
/əˌmēlyəˈrāSHən/,
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ameliorations, plural;
  1. The act of making something better; improvement
    • - progress brings with it the amelioration of the human condition
  1. the act of relieving ills and changing for the better
  2. (ameliorate) better: to make better; "The editor improved the manuscript with his changes"
  3. ameliorating(a): tending to ameliorate
  4. Semantic change, also known as semantic shift or semantic progression describes the evolution of word usage — usually to the point that the modern meaning is radically different from the original usage. ...
  5. The act of making better; an improvement
  6. (Ameliorate) Technically, to add any substance to the must or new wine intended to enhance its quality, such as sugar, water, sweet reserve, or acid. However, there is another term specific to adding sugar (see Chaptalize), so ameliorate usually refers to adding water to a fruit or wild grape must.
  7. (ameliorate) To improve or make better. Commonly referring to soil, when improving soil with respect to its plant growth properties.
  8. The process in which DNA that has been acquired by lateral gene transfer changes in composition (e.g., G + C content and codon usage) to resemble the genome in which it resides.
  9. [semantics,pragmatics] A semantic change which leads to an improvement in meaning as when nice progressed from ‘ignorant’ to ‘pleasant’ in the history of English. (German: Verbesserung)
  10. The addition of sugar and/or water to must or wine.  This can also refer to adjusting the acid level.
  11. Adjustment or correction of a wine must before fermentation, usually referring to addition of sugar or acid where lacking in the original fruit.
  12. A term literally meaning improvement, it is a euphemism for chemical intervention in winemaking. This refers to techniques used in areas where nature is deficient. This includes chaptalization, the addition of sugar for the purpose of raising the alcohol level, and acidification.
  13. In wine production, the enhancement of the quality of a must or juice, such as changing acidity, pH or sugar level