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).
make amends
• compensate or make up for a wrongdoing.
• "try to make amends for the rude way you spoke to Lucy"
