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amend

[ uh-mend ]

verb (used with object)

  1. to alter, modify, rephrase, or add to or subtract from (a motion, bill, constitution, etc.) by formal procedure:

    Congress may amend the proposed tax bill.

  2. to change for the better; improve:

    to amend one's ways.

  3. to remove or correct faults in; rectify.

    Synonyms: , , ,

    Antonyms:



verb (used without object)

  1. to grow or become better by reforming oneself:

    He amends day by day.

amend

/ əˈɛԻ /

verb

  1. to improve; change for the better
  2. to remove faults from; correct
  3. to alter or revise (legislation, a constitution, etc) by formal procedure
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈԻ, noun
  • ˈԻ岹, adjective
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Other Word Forms

  • ·Ի·· adjective
  • ·Ի· noun
  • non··Ի·· adjective
  • ··Ի verb
  • un··Ի·· adjective
  • ܲ··Ի·Բ adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of amend1

First recorded in 1175–1225; Middle English amenden, from Old French amender, from Latin ŧԻ “to correct,” equivalent to ŧ- “out of, from” + mend(a) “blemish” + - infinitive suffix; e- 1
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Word History and Origins

Origin of amend1

C13: from Old French amender, from Latin ŧԻ to emend
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Synonym Study

Amend, emend both mean to improve by correcting or by freeing from error. Amend is the general term, used of any such correction in detail: to amend spelling, punctuation, grammar. Emend usually applies to the correction of a text in the process of editing or preparing for publication; it implies improvement in the sense of greater accuracy: He emended the text of the play by restoring the original reading.
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SSE says it has already amended its designs to minimise any potential risks to Scottish seabirds.

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English football's governing body updated its rules earlier this month, but they could now be amended within days, BBC Sport has been told.

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In February, Trump’s lawyers amended the suit, as cited in Variety, adding a claim for “unfair competition” under the federal Lanham Act.

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I would suggest you amend your advice to people to check to see if their banks and so on also require their specific forms.

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Under the previous government, Conservative MP Sir Iain Duncan Smith campaigned to amend another bill - the Criminal Justice Bill - to hold cyclists accountable for reckless behaviour.

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