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amend verb [ əˈmɛnd ]

• make minor changes to (a text, piece of legislation, etc.) in order to make it fairer or more accurate, or to reflect changing circumstances.
• "the rule was amended to apply only to non-members"
Similar: revise, alter, change, modify, qualify, adapt, adjust, edit, copy-edit, rewrite, rescript, redraft, recast, rephrase, reword, rework, reform, update, revamp, correct, remedy, fix, set right, put right, repair, emend, improve, ameliorate, better, enhance, clarify,
• improve the texture or fertility of (soil).
• "amend your soil with peat moss or compost"
Origin: Middle English: from Old French amender, based on Latin emendare (see emend).


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