Aprimoration

//əˌpɹɪməˈɹeɪʃ(ə)n// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The rise (of something) to a better state; elevation, improvement, refinement. countable, uncountable

    "The company must see the benefits brought for^([sic – meaning by]) the compromised employees^([sic – meaning employees committed]) to the productive world, [such] as the aprimoration of the products and services, the reduction of wastefulness for^([sic – meaning through]) the improvement of the work techniques, the magnifying^([sic – meaning magnification]) or transformation of work programs, the economy of costs for^([sic – meaning by]) the elimination of errors in the execution of the work and the best conditions of adaptation to the progress of the technology."

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"The company must see the benefits brought for^([sic – meaning by]) the compromised employees^([sic – meaning employees committed]) to the productive world, [such] as the aprimoration of the products and services, the reduction of wastefulness for^([sic – meaning through]) the improvement of the work techniques, the magnifying^([sic – meaning magnification]) or transformation of work programs, the economy of costs for^([sic – meaning by]) the elimination of errors in the execution of the work and the best conditions of adaptation to the progress of the technology."

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese aprimorar + English -ation, probably a mistranslation by Portuguese speakers, equivalent to aprimorate + -ion. The earliest known use of the English word was is in a 2003 Brazilian dissertation (see the quotation), although it has likely been re-formed independently on multiple occasions.

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