aprimoration

/əˌpɹɪməˈɹeɪʃ(ə)n/

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese aprimorar + English -ation, as 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.

aprimoration means the rise (of something) to a better state; elevation, improvement, refinement. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 95 out of 100.

noun

The rise (of something) to a better state; elevation, improvement, refinement.“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 ”