aprimoration

Meanings

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

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.