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amend /ə-mendˈ/ transitive verb- To free from fault or error
- To correct
- To improve
- To alter in detail, with a view to improvement, (eg a bill before parliament)
- To rectify
- To cure
- To mend
intransitive verb- To grow or become better
- To reform
- To recover
ORIGIN: Fr amender, from L ēmendāre, from ē out of, and mendum a fault amendˈable adjective amendˈatory adjective Corrective amendˈer noun amendˈment noun - Correction
- Improvement
- An alteration or addition to a document, agreement, etc
- An alteration proposed on a bill under consideration
- A counter-proposal or countermotion put before a meeting
make amends - To supply a loss
- To compensate (for)
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