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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 51Թ Forms
- ·Ի·· adjective
- ·Ի· noun
- non··Ի·· adjective
- ··Ի verb
- un··Ի·· adjective
- ܲ··Ի·Բ adjective
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of amend1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
Excel Parking later applied to amend this claim so they could pursue 11 different PCNs.
Following the reports, civil society organisations, musicians, and individuals held a protest march on Thursday, calling for the government to amend the law to introduce tougher punishments for child rapists.
If the legal challenge is successful, the government could consider whether it would amend the policy, but it would be under no obligation to do so.
"I think he recognizes the constitutional limitations, and I’m not sure that there’s a move about to amend the Constitution."
Although its seven articles have been amended and interpreted in different ways throughout the years, they still guide today's literary custodians, with the foremost being to stand against censorship.
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