Definition of amend
Etymology
From Old French amender, from Latin ēmendō ("free from faults"), from ex ("from, out of") + mendum ("fault"). Confer aphetic mend.
Pronunciation
- (UK, US) IPA: /əˈmɛnd/
- Rhymes: -ɛnd
Verb
to amend (third-person singular simple present amends, present participle amending, simple past and past participle amended)
- (transitive) To make better.
- (intransitive) To become better.
- (transitive) To make a formal alteration in legislation by adding, deleting, or rephrasing.
Synonyms
- ameliorate
- correct
- improve
Derived terms
Related terms
References
- amend in Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- amend in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
Anagrams
- Alphagram: ademn
- admen
- maned
- Medan
- named
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Translation of amend in Malay
Pinda
Verb
To make a formal alteration in legislation by adding, deleting, or rephrasing
- pinda
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