The act of making better or the condition of being made better

• upgrade

  1. To raise to a higher grade or standard:
  2. To replace (a software program) with a more recently released, enhanced version.
  3. To replace (a hardware device) with one that provides better performance.

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  1. To raise to a higher grade or standard:
  2. To replace (a software program) with a more recently released, enhanced version.
  3. To replace (a hardware device) with one that provides better performance.

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• melioration

  1. The act or process of improving something or the state of being improved.
  2. An improvement.
  3. The linguistic process by which a word over a period of time grows more elevated in meaning or more positive in connotation.

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  1. The act or process of improving something or the state of being improved.
  2. An improvement.
  3. The linguistic process by which a word over a period of time grows more elevated in meaning or more positive in connotation.

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• betterment

  1. An improvement over what has been the case:
  2. An improvement beyond normal upkeep and repair that adds to the value of real property.

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  1. An improvement over what has been the case:
  2. An improvement beyond normal upkeep and repair that adds to the value of real property.

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• amendment

  1. The act of changing for the better; improvement:
  2. A correction or alteration, as in a manuscript.
  3. The process of formally altering or adding to a document or record.

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  1. The act of changing for the better; improvement:
  2. A correction or alteration, as in a manuscript.
  3. The process of formally altering or adding to a document or record.

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• amelioration

  1. The act or an instance of ameliorating.
  2. The state of being ameliorated; improvement.

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  1. The act or an instance of ameliorating.
  2. The state of being ameliorated; improvement.

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Steady improvement, as of an individual or a society

• progress

  1. Forward or onward movement, as toward a destination:
  2. Development, advancement, or improvement, as toward a goal:
  3. A ceremonial journey made by a sovereign through his or her realm.

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  1. Forward or onward movement, as toward a destination:
  2. Development, advancement, or improvement, as toward a goal:
  3. A ceremonial journey made by a sovereign through his or her realm.

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• melioration

  1. The act or process of improving something or the state of being improved.
  2. An improvement.
  3. The linguistic process by which a word over a period of time grows more elevated in meaning or more positive in connotation.

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  1. The act or process of improving something or the state of being improved.
  2. An improvement.
  3. The linguistic process by which a word over a period of time grows more elevated in meaning or more positive in connotation.

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• development

  1. The application of techniques or technology to the production of new goods or services.
  2. The business of constructing buildings or otherwise altering land for new uses.
  3. A significant event, occurrence, or change:

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  1. The application of techniques or technology to the production of new goods or services.
  2. The business of constructing buildings or otherwise altering land for new uses.
  3. A significant event, occurrence, or change:

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• betterment

  1. An improvement over what has been the case:
  2. An improvement beyond normal upkeep and repair that adds to the value of real property.

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  1. An improvement over what has been the case:
  2. An improvement beyond normal upkeep and repair that adds to the value of real property.

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• amelioration

  1. The act or an instance of ameliorating.
  2. The state of being ameliorated; improvement.

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  1. The act or an instance of ameliorating.
  2. The state of being ameliorated; improvement.

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The process of making or becoming better

• getting the bugs out

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• shaking down

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• ennoblement

  1. (uncountable) The state of being noble
  2. (countable) The act of ennobling or something which ennobles

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  1. (uncountable) The state of being noble
  2. (countable) The act of ennobling or something which ennobles

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• preferment

  1. The act of advancing to a higher position or office; promotion.
  2. A position, appointment, or rank giving advancement, as of profit or prestige.
  3. The act of preferring or the state of being preferred.

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  1. The act of advancing to a higher position or office; promotion.
  2. A position, appointment, or rank giving advancement, as of profit or prestige.
  3. The act of preferring or the state of being preferred.

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• elevation

  1. The act or an instance of elevating:
  2. The condition of being elevated:
  3. The height to which something is elevated above a point of reference, especially mean sea level:

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  1. The act or an instance of elevating:
  2. The condition of being elevated:
  3. The height to which something is elevated above a point of reference, especially mean sea level:

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• enhancement

  1. Any improvement made to a software package or hardware device. Sometimes enhancements are really bug fixes in disguise.

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  1. Any improvement made to a software package or hardware device. Sometimes enhancements are really bug fixes in disguise.

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• elaboration

  1. The act or process of producing or refining with labor; improvement by successive operations; refinement.
  2. The natural process of formation or assimilation, performed by the living organs in animals and vegetables, by which a crude substance is changed into something of a higher order; as, the elaboration of food into chyme; the elaboration of chyle, or sap, or tissues.
  3. (computing) Setting up a hierarchy of calculated constants in a language such as Ada so that the values of one or more of them determine others further down in the hierarchy.

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  1. The act or process of producing or refining with labor; improvement by successive operations; refinement.
  2. The natural process of formation or assimilation, performed by the living organs in animals and vegetables, by which a crude substance is changed into something of a higher order; as, the elaboration of food into chyme; the elaboration of chyle, or sap, or tissues.
  3. (computing) Setting up a hierarchy of calculated constants in a language such as Ada so that the values of one or more of them determine others further down in the hierarchy.

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• revision

  1. The act or process of revising.
  2. A revised or new version, as of a book or other written material.

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  1. The act or process of revising.
  2. A revised or new version, as of a book or other written material.

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• emendation

  1. The act of emending.
  2. An alteration intended to improve:

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  1. The act of emending.
  2. An alteration intended to improve:

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• reform

  1. To improve by alteration, correction of error, or removal of defects; put into a better form or condition:
  2. To abolish abuse or malpractice in:
  3. To put an end to (an abuse or wrong).

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  1. To improve by alteration, correction of error, or removal of defects; put into a better form or condition:
  2. To abolish abuse or malpractice in:
  3. To put an end to (an abuse or wrong).

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• reorganization

  1. The act or process of organizing again or differently.
  2. A thorough alteration of the structure of a business corporation.

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  1. The act or process of organizing again or differently.
  2. A thorough alteration of the structure of a business corporation.

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• repair

  1. To restore to sound condition after damage or injury; fix:
  2. To set right; remedy:
  3. To restore or renew:

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  1. To restore to sound condition after damage or injury; fix:
  2. To set right; remedy:
  3. To restore or renew:

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• refurbishment

  1. The act of refurbishing; renovation.

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  1. The act of refurbishing; renovation.

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• remodeling

  1. Present participle of remodel.
  2. An instance of a modification or a redecorating.

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  1. Present participle of remodel.
  2. An instance of a modification or a redecorating.

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• modernization

  1. the process of modernizing

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  1. the process of modernizing

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• renovation

  1. An act, or the process, of renovating.

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  1. An act, or the process, of renovating.

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• furtherance

  1. The act of furthering, advancing, or helping forward:

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  1. The act of furthering, advancing, or helping forward:

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• regeneration

  1. Regrowth of lost or destroyed parts or organs.
  2. Spiritual or moral revival or rebirth.

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  1. Regrowth of lost or destroyed parts or organs.
  2. Spiritual or moral revival or rebirth.

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• healing

  1. The process where the cells in the body regenerate and repair themselves.
  2. An act of healing, as by a faith healer.
  3. The psychological process of dealing with a problem or problems.

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  1. The process where the cells in the body regenerate and repair themselves.
  2. An act of healing, as by a faith healer.
  3. The psychological process of dealing with a problem or problems.

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• recuperation

  1. Gradual restoration to health; convalescence.
  2. Instance of getting something back.
  3. (sociology) Process by which radical or subversive ideas are co-opted by mainstream society.

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  1. Gradual restoration to health; convalescence.
  2. Instance of getting something back.
  3. (sociology) Process by which radical or subversive ideas are co-opted by mainstream society.

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• recovery

  1. The act, process, duration, or an instance of recovering.
  2. A return to a normal or healthy condition.
  3. The act of obtaining usable substances from unusable sources.

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  1. The act, process, duration, or an instance of recovering.
  2. A return to a normal or healthy condition.
  3. The act of obtaining usable substances from unusable sources.

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• promotion

  1. The act of promoting someone to a higher job, grade, or rank, or the fact of being so promoted.
  2. Support or encouragement of the progress, growth, or acceptance of something; furtherance:
  3. Advertising; publicity.

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  1. The act of promoting someone to a higher job, grade, or rank, or the fact of being so promoted.
  2. Support or encouragement of the progress, growth, or acceptance of something; furtherance:
  3. Advertising; publicity.

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• enrichment

  1. The act of enriching or the state of being enriched.
  2. Something that enriches.

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  1. The act of enriching or the state of being enriched.
  2. Something that enriches.

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• increase

  1. To become greater or larger.
  2. To multiply; reproduce.
  3. To make greater or larger.

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  1. To become greater or larger.
  2. To multiply; reproduce.
  3. To make greater or larger.

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• progressiveness

  1. The quality of being progressive

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  1. The quality of being progressive

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• cultivation

  1. The act of cultivating.
  2. The state of being cultivated.
  3. Refinement; culture.

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  1. The act of cultivating.
  2. The state of being cultivated.
  3. Refinement; culture.

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• gain

  1. To come into possession or use of; acquire:
  2. To attain in competition or struggle; win:
  3. To obtain through effort or merit; achieve:

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  1. To come into possession or use of; acquire:
  2. To attain in competition or struggle; win:
  3. To obtain through effort or merit; achieve:

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• civilization

  1. An advanced state of intellectual, cultural, and material development in human society, marked by progress in the arts and sciences, the extensive use of record-keeping, including writing, and the appearance of complex political and social institutions.
  2. The type of culture and society developed by a particular nation or region or in a particular epoch:
  3. The act or process of civilizing or reaching a civilized state.

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  1. An advanced state of intellectual, cultural, and material development in human society, marked by progress in the arts and sciences, the extensive use of record-keeping, including writing, and the appearance of complex political and social institutions.
  2. The type of culture and society developed by a particular nation or region or in a particular epoch:
  3. The act or process of civilizing or reaching a civilized state.

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• reclamation

  1. The act or process of reclaiming.
  2. A restoration, as to productivity, usefulness, or morality.

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  1. The act or process of reclaiming.
  2. A restoration, as to productivity, usefulness, or morality.

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• rise

  1. To assume a standing position after lying, sitting, or kneeling.
  2. To get out of bed:
  3. To move from a lower to a higher position; ascend:

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  1. To assume a standing position after lying, sitting, or kneeling.
  2. To get out of bed:
  3. To move from a lower to a higher position; ascend:

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• growth

  1. The process of growing.
  2. Full development; maturity.
  3. Development from a lower or simpler to a higher or more complex form; evolution.

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  1. The process of growing.
  2. Full development; maturity.
  3. Development from a lower or simpler to a higher or more complex form; evolution.

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• refinement

  1. The act of refining.
  2. The result of refining; an improvement or elaboration.
  3. The state or quality of being refined; cultivation, as in manners or taste.

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  1. The act of refining.
  2. The result of refining; an improvement or elaboration.
  3. The state or quality of being refined; cultivation, as in manners or taste.

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• development

  1. The application of techniques or technology to the production of new goods or services.
  2. The business of constructing buildings or otherwise altering land for new uses.
  3. A significant event, occurrence, or change:

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  1. The application of techniques or technology to the production of new goods or services.
  2. The business of constructing buildings or otherwise altering land for new uses.
  3. A significant event, occurrence, or change:

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• advancement

  1. A forward step; an improvement.
  2. Development; progress:
  3. A promotion, as in rank.

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  1. A forward step; an improvement.
  2. Development; progress:
  3. A promotion, as in rank.

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• advance

  1. To cause to move forward:
  2. To put forward; propose or suggest:
  3. To aid the growth or progress of:

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  1. To cause to move forward:
  2. To put forward; propose or suggest:
  3. To aid the growth or progress of:

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• progression

  1. Movement or change from one member of a continuous series to the next:
  2. A continuous series; a sequence:
  3. A series of numbers or quantities in which there is always the same relation between each quantity and the one succeeding it.

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  1. Movement or change from one member of a continuous series to the next:
  2. A continuous series; a sequence:
  3. A series of numbers or quantities in which there is always the same relation between each quantity and the one succeeding it.

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• reformation

  1. The act of reforming or the state of being reformed.
  2. A 16th-century movement in Western Europe that aimed at reforming some doctrines and practices of the Roman Catholic Church and resulted in the establishment of the Protestant churches.

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  1. The act of reforming or the state of being reformed.
  2. A 16th-century movement in Western Europe that aimed at reforming some doctrines and practices of the Roman Catholic Church and resulted in the establishment of the Protestant churches.

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• alteration

  1. The act or procedure of altering.
  2. The condition resulting from altering; modification.

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  1. The act or procedure of altering.
  2. The condition resulting from altering; modification.

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• amendment

  1. The act of changing for the better; improvement:
  2. A correction or alteration, as in a manuscript.
  3. The process of formally altering or adding to a document or record.

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  1. The act of changing for the better; improvement:
  2. A correction or alteration, as in a manuscript.
  3. The process of formally altering or adding to a document or record.

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• change

  1. To cause to be different:
  2. To give a completely different form or appearance to; transform:
  3. To give and receive reciprocally; interchange:

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  1. To cause to be different:
  2. To give a completely different form or appearance to; transform:
  3. To give and receive reciprocally; interchange:

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• rectification

  1. The action or process of rectifying.
  2. (geometry) The determination of a straight line whose length is equal to a portion of a curve.
  3. (astronomy) The adjustment of a globe preparatory to the solution of a proposed problem.

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  1. The action or process of rectifying.
  2. (geometry) The determination of a straight line whose length is equal to a portion of a curve.
  3. (astronomy) The adjustment of a globe preparatory to the solution of a proposed problem.

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• melioration

  1. The act or process of improving something or the state of being improved.
  2. An improvement.
  3. The linguistic process by which a word over a period of time grows more elevated in meaning or more positive in connotation.

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  1. The act or process of improving something or the state of being improved.
  2. An improvement.
  3. The linguistic process by which a word over a period of time grows more elevated in meaning or more positive in connotation.

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• amelioration

  1. The act or an instance of ameliorating.
  2. The state of being ameliorated; improvement.

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  1. The act or an instance of ameliorating.
  2. The state of being ameliorated; improvement.

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• betterment

  1. An improvement over what has been the case:
  2. An improvement beyond normal upkeep and repair that adds to the value of real property.

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  1. An improvement over what has been the case:
  2. An improvement beyond normal upkeep and repair that adds to the value of real property.

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That which has been improved

• last-word

  1. The final statement in a verbal argument.
  2. A conclusive or authoritative statement or treatment:
  3. Power or authority of ultimate decision:

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  1. The final statement in a verbal argument.
  2. A conclusive or authoritative statement or treatment:
  3. Power or authority of ultimate decision:

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• latest thing

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• deluxe model

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• new-model

  1. To give a new form to.

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  1. To give a new form to.

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• enhancement

  1. Any improvement made to a software package or hardware device. Sometimes enhancements are really bug fixes in disguise.

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  1. Any improvement made to a software package or hardware device. Sometimes enhancements are really bug fixes in disguise.

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• step-forward

  1. (intransitive, idiomatic) to volunteer for something; to offer one's services
  2. (intransitive, idiomatic) to admit one's wrongdoing, to own up

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  1. (intransitive, idiomatic) to volunteer for something; to offer one's services
  2. (intransitive, idiomatic) to admit one's wrongdoing, to own up

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• advancement

  1. A forward step; an improvement.
  2. Development; progress:
  3. A promotion, as in rank.

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  1. A forward step; an improvement.
  2. Development; progress:
  3. A promotion, as in rank.

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• advance

  1. To cause to move forward:
  2. To put forward; propose or suggest:
  3. To aid the growth or progress of:

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  1. To cause to move forward:
  2. To put forward; propose or suggest:
  3. To aid the growth or progress of:

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• luxury

  1. Sumptuous or extremely comfortable living or surroundings:
  2. Something that is not essential but provides pleasure and comfort:
  3. Something that is desirable but expensive or hard to obtain or do:

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  1. Sumptuous or extremely comfortable living or surroundings:
  2. Something that is not essential but provides pleasure and comfort:
  3. Something that is desirable but expensive or hard to obtain or do:

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• refinement

  1. The act of refining.
  2. The result of refining; an improvement or elaboration.
  3. The state or quality of being refined; cultivation, as in manners or taste.

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  1. The act of refining.
  2. The result of refining; an improvement or elaboration.
  3. The state or quality of being refined; cultivation, as in manners or taste.

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• betterment

  1. An improvement over what has been the case:
  2. An improvement beyond normal upkeep and repair that adds to the value of real property.

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  1. An improvement over what has been the case:
  2. An improvement beyond normal upkeep and repair that adds to the value of real property.

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• modernization

  1. the process of modernizing

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  1. the process of modernizing

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• remodeling

  1. Present participle of remodel.
  2. An instance of a modification or a redecorating.

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  1. Present participle of remodel.
  2. An instance of a modification or a redecorating.

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• reform

  1. To improve by alteration, correction of error, or removal of defects; put into a better form or condition:
  2. To abolish abuse or malpractice in:
  3. To put an end to (an abuse or wrong).

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  1. To improve by alteration, correction of error, or removal of defects; put into a better form or condition:
  2. To abolish abuse or malpractice in:
  3. To put an end to (an abuse or wrong).

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• correction

  1. The act or process of correcting.
  2. Something offered or substituted for a mistake or fault:
  3. Punishment intended to rehabilitate or improve.

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  1. The act or process of correcting.
  2. Something offered or substituted for a mistake or fault:
  3. Punishment intended to rehabilitate or improve.

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• attachment

  1. The act of attaching or the condition of being attached.
  2. Something, such as a tie, band, or fastener, that attaches one thing to another.
  3. A bond, as of affection or loyalty; fond regard.

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  1. The act of attaching or the condition of being attached.
  2. Something, such as a tie, band, or fastener, that attaches one thing to another.
  3. A bond, as of affection or loyalty; fond regard.

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• extra

  1. More than or beyond what is usual, normal, expected, or necessary:
  2. Subject to an additional charge:
  3. Something more than is usual or necessary:

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  1. More than or beyond what is usual, normal, expected, or necessary:
  2. Subject to an additional charge:
  3. Something more than is usual or necessary:

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• repair

  1. To restore to sound condition after damage or injury; fix:
  2. To set right; remedy:
  3. To restore or renew:

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  1. To restore to sound condition after damage or injury; fix:
  2. To set right; remedy:
  3. To restore or renew:

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• supplement

  1. Something added to complete a thing, make up for a deficiency, or extend or strengthen the whole.
  2. A section added to a book or document to give further information or to correct errors.
  3. A separate section devoted to a special subject inserted into a periodical, such as a newspaper.

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  1. Something added to complete a thing, make up for a deficiency, or extend or strengthen the whole.
  2. A section added to a book or document to give further information or to correct errors.
  3. A separate section devoted to a special subject inserted into a periodical, such as a newspaper.

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• addition

  1. The operation that, for positive integers, consists of increasing by a definite number of increments of 1. The operation is extended to other numbers according to the additive properties of positive integers and other algebraic properties.
  2. Any of certain analogous operations involving mathematical objects other than numbers.
  3. The process of adding or joining something to something else, typically to make it larger:

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  1. The operation that, for positive integers, consists of increasing by a definite number of increments of 1. The operation is extended to other numbers according to the additive properties of positive integers and other algebraic properties.
  2. Any of certain analogous operations involving mathematical objects other than numbers.
  3. The process of adding or joining something to something else, typically to make it larger:

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