IMPROVEMENT Copy link • IMPROVEMENTImprovement in a sick person’s health, convalescentia (Symm.): An improvement has already taken place, inclinata jam in melius aegri valetudo est; aegrotus convalescit. Of circumstances, *melior rerum conditio: amplificatio rei familiaris (improvement of one’s estate or income). Of morals, mores emendatiores: vita emendatior (Ulp., Dig.). Progress, progressus: progressio: processus: to make an improvement in anything, progressus facere in re: to make great improvement in anything, multum proficere in re: but little improvement, parum proficere in re: I am satisfied with the amount of improvement I have made, me, quantum profecerim, non poenitet. Alteration for the better, correctio: emendatio. (The words are found in this connection and order.) correctio et emendatio [correction. SYN. in To CORRECT]. To introduce many improvements in military tactics, multa in re militari meliora facere.