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a·mend  (-mnd)

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.

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

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a·menda·ble adj.

a·mender n.

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amend [əˈmɛnd]

vb (tr)

1. to improve; change for the better

2. to remove faults from; correct

3. (Law) to alter or revise (legislation, a constitution, etc.) by formal procedure

[from Old French amender, from Latin ēmendāre to emend]

amendable  adj

amender  n

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	amend - make amendments to; "amend the document" revise - make revisions in; "revise a thesis"
	2.	amend - to make better; "The editor improved the manuscript with his changes" ameliorate, improve, meliorate, better alleviate, relieve, palliate, assuage - provide physical relief, as from pain; "This pill will relieve your headaches" aid, help - improve the condition of; "These pills will help the patient" revitalize, regenerate - restore strength; "This food revitalized the patient" alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" enrich - make better or improve in quality; "The experience enriched her understanding"; "enriched foods" build up, develop - change the use of and make available or usable; "develop land"; "The country developed its natural resources"; "The remote areas of the country were gradually built up" ameliorate, improve, meliorate, better - get better; "The weather improved toward evening" turn around - improve dramatically; "The new strategy turned around sales"; "The tutor turned around my son's performance in math" help - improve; change for the better; "New slipcovers will help the old living room furniture" upgrade - to improve what was old or outdated; "I've upgraded my computer so I can run better software"; "The company upgraded their personnel" condition - put into a better state; "he conditions old cars" emend - make improvements or corrections to; "the text was emended in the second edition" iron out, put right, straighten out - settle or put right; "we need to iron out our disagreements" enhance - make better or more attractive; "This sauce will enhance the flavor of the meat" fix, furbish up, mend, repair, bushel, doctor, touch on, restore - restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken; "She repaired her TV set"; "Repair my shoes please" reform - make changes for improvement in order to remove abuse and injustices; "reform a political system" reform - improve by alteration or correction of errors or defects and put into a better condition; "reform the health system in this country" beautify, fancify, prettify, embellish - make more beautiful build - improve the cleansing action of; "build detergents" perfect, hone - make perfect or complete; "perfect your French in Paris!" fine-tune, refine, polish, down - improve or perfect by pruning or polishing; "refine one's style of writing" distill, make pure, purify, sublimate - remove impurities from, increase the concentration of, and separate through the process of distillation; "purify the water" fructify - make productive or fruitful; "The earth that he fructified" lift, raise - invigorate or heighten; "lift my spirits"; "lift his ego" advance - develop further; "We are advancing technology every day" upgrade - give better travel conditions to; "The airline upgraded me when I arrived late and Coach Class was full" educate - give an education to; "We must educate our youngsters better"
	3.	amend - set straight or right; "remedy these deficiencies"; "rectify the inequities in salaries"; "repair an oversight" remediate, remedy, repair, rectify correct, right, rectify - make right or correct; "Correct the mistakes"; "rectify the calculation"

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amend

verb change, improve, reform, fix, correct, repair, edit, alter, enhance, update, revise, modify, remedy, rewrite, mend, rectify, tweak (informal), ameliorate, redraw, rebrand The committee put forward proposals to amend the penal system.

plural noun (usually in make amends) compensation, apology, restoration, redress, reparation, indemnity, restitution, atonement, recompense, expiation, requital He wanted to make amends for causing their marriage to fail.

Translations

amend [əˈmend] VT [+ law] → enmendar; [+ text, wording] → corregir

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amend [əˈmɛnd]

vt [+ law, constitution, rules] → amender; [+ text] → corriger; [+ statement] → modifier; [+ habits] → réformer

vi → s'amender, se corriger

amends npl
to make amends → faire amende honorable, réparer ses torts
to make amends for sth → faire réparation de qch

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amend

vt

law, bill, constitution, text → ändern, amendieren (form), → ein Amendement einbringen zu (form); (by addition) → ergänzen; I’d better amend that to “most people” → ich werde das lieber in „die meisten Leute“ (ab)ändern

(= improve) habits, behaviour → bessern

= emend

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amend [əˈmɛnd] vt (law) → emendare; (text) → correggere

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amend

v amend [əˈmend]

to correct or improve We shall amend the error as soon as possible. regstel يَصْلُح، يَحْسُن поправям opravit rette; korrigere verbessern διορθώνω, βελτιώνω enmendar, corregir parandama اصلاح کردن korjata corriger לְתָקֵן, לְשַׁפֵּר संशोधन करना ispraviti (meg)javít memperbaiki breyta til batnaðar, bæta correggere 改める 수정하다 ištaisyti, pataisyti []labot; izdarīt labojumus memperbetulkan verbeteren rette på, forbedre naprawiać, poprawiać emendar a în­drepta исправлять opraviť popraviti izmeniti, dopuniti rätta till ทำให้ดีขึ้น; ปรับปรุง düzeltmek, değişiklik yapmak 修正，改善 виправляти, вносити поправки ترمیم کرنا ، درست کرنا sửa đổi 改正

make amends

to do something to improve the situation after doing something wrong, stupid etc He gave her a present to make amends for his rudeness. opmaak يُقَدِّم تَرْضِيَه عَن، يُعَوّض عَن правя промени napravit, odškodnit gøre godt igen wiedergutmachen επανορθώνω compensar, enmendar, reparar heaks tegema جبران کردن hyvittää réparer, racheter לְתָקֵן nadoknaditi jóvá tesz menebus bæta fyrir riparare 償いをする 보상하다 atsiteisti, atlyginti nuostolius atlīdzināt; kompensēt menebus weer goedmaken gjøre godt igjen naprawiać szkody, wynagradzać reparar a repara, a îndrepta заглаживать вину napraviť oddolžiti se, odkupiti se ispraviti grešku gottgöra ngt, bättra sig ชดใช้ hatasını düzeltmek, kendini affettirmek 賠償；道歉 компенсувати що تلافی کرنا sửa đổi 赔偿；道歉