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Meaning of 'amend' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Amend [ v. i.]
- To grow better by rectifying something wrong in manners or morals; to improve.
2 . Amend [ v. t.]
- To change or modify in any way for the better
- by simply removing what is erroneous, corrupt, superfluous, faulty, and the like;
- by supplying deficiencies;
- by substituting something else in the place of what is removed; to rectify.

Meaning of 'amend' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . amend [ v]
Meaning (1):
- make amendments to
Example in sentence:
  • amend the document
Meaning (2):
- set straight or right
Example in sentence:
  • rectify the inequities in salaries;
  • remedy these deficiencies;
  • repair an oversight
Meaning (3):
- to make better
Example in sentence:
  • The editor improved the manuscript with his changes

Nearby Words:

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