amend

v., a·mend·ed, a·mend·ing, a·mends.

v.tr.

1. To change for the better; improve: amended the earlier proposal so as to make it more comprehensive.
2. To remove the faults or errors in; correct. See synonyms at correct.
3. To alter (a legislative measure, for example) formally by adding, deleting, or rephrasing.
4. To enrich (soil), especially by mixing in organic matter or sand.

v.intr.
To better one's conduct; reform.

[Middle English amenden, from Old French amender, from Latin ēmendāre : ē-, ex-, ex- + mendum, fault.]

amendable a·mend'a·ble adj.
amender a·mend'er n.

To alter. A statute is amended by changing (but not abolishing) an established law. A pleading is amended by adding to or subtracting from an already existing pleading. See also Amended (TAX) Return.

verb

1. To advance to a more desirable state: ameliorate, better, help, improve, meliorate, upgrade. See help/harm/harmless.
2. To make right what is wrong: correct, emend, mend, rectify, redress, reform, remedy, right. See correct/incorrect.
3. To prepare a new version of: emend, emendate, revamp, revise, rework, rewrite. See change/persist.

v

Definition: improve, correct
Antonyms: blemish, corrupt, debase, depress, harm, impair, injure, mar, reduce, subtract, worsen

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To alter; to improve upon. Thus, one amends a bill by altering or changing an established law-the law is continued in changed form. One amends a pleading by making an addition to or a subtraction from an already existing pleading.

IN BRIEF: To correct or fix.

Let's try to amend our relationship.

Tutor's tip: You can "amend" (fix) many things in life, but you can only "emend" (correcting text) a text document and hope you won't have to make "amends" (pay compensation or fines) for it later!

Common misspelling(s) of amend

• ammend

Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - ændre, rette, forbedre
v. intr. - blive bedre, bedre sig

Nederlands (Dutch)
kleine wijzigingen aanbrengen, (zich) verbeteren

Français (French)
v. tr. - amender, modifier, rectifier, corriger, réformer
v. intr. - s'amender

Deutsch (German)
v. - berichtigen, ändern

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - τροποποιώ, διορθώνω, βελτιώνω

Italiano (Italian)
correggere

Português (Portuguese)
v. - emendar, reformar, apurar, corrigir, retificar, melhorar

Русский (Russian)
исправлять, улучшать

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - corregir, rectificar, enmendar
v. intr. - corregirse, rectificarse, enmendarse

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - rätta, ändra, förbättra

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
改善, 改良, 修正, 改进, 改过自新

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 改善, 改良, 修正
v. intr. - 改進, 改善, 改過自新

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 고치다, 개정하다
v. intr. - 고쳐지다, 개심하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 修正する, 訂正する, 改める, 改心する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يصلح, يحسن, يعدل‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮תיקן, שינה, שיפר‬
v. intr. - ‮השתפר‬

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