amend

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[edit] English

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[edit] Etymology

From Old French amender, from Latin emendare, from ex- (out of) + mendum (fault). Confer aphetic mend.

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[edit] Verb

Infinitive
to amend

Third person singular
amends

Simple past
amended

Past participle
amended

Present participle
amending

to amend (third-person singular simple present amends, present participle amending, simple past and past participle amended)

  1. (transitive) To make better.
  2. (intransitive) To become better.
  3. (transitive) To make a formal alteration in legislation by adding, deleting, or rephrasing.

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