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amend
[ uh-mend ]
verb (used with object)
- to alter, modify, rephrase, or add to or subtract from (a motion, bill, constitution, etc.) by formal procedure:
Congress may amend the proposed tax bill.
- to change for the better; improve:
to amend one's ways.
- to remove or correct faults in; rectify.
Synonyms: , , ,
Antonyms:
verb (used without object)
- to grow or become better by reforming oneself:
He amends day by day.
amend
/ əˈɛԻ /
verb
- to improve; change for the better
- to remove faults from; correct
- to alter or revise (legislation, a constitution, etc) by formal procedure
Derived Forms
- ˈԻ, noun
- ˈԻ岹, adjective
Other Word Forms
- ·Ի·· adjective
- ·Ի· noun
- non··Ի·· adjective
- ··Ի verb
- un··Ի·· adjective
- ܲ··Ի·Բ adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of amend1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
Under the previous government, Conservative MP Sir Iain Duncan Smith campaigned to amend another bill - the Criminal Justice Bill - to hold cyclists accountable for reckless behaviour.
Marler Clark also amended five other cases to include Taylor Farms’ romaine lettuce, which sickened over 50 individuals after it was found in salads catered at a high school in St. Louis, Missouri.
She said amending the Online Safety Act to restrict AI content "does run the risk of legitimate videos being caught up in it".
The Lib Dems said they would try to amend the Bus Service Bill, which is currently making its way through Parliament and is due to be debated by peers next week, to introduce the changes.
The party will try to amend the government's Crime and Policing Bill to ban forces from logging such incidents, except in limited circumstances.
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