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amend

verb

/əˈmend/

Meaning

to make changes or corrections to improve something; to modify

to make changes or improvements, often in a legal or written text

They amended the contract to include new terms.

The constitution was amended to reflect the new policies.

make amends

modify, revise, change, improve, alter, adjust

Entry 1

modify, revise, change, improve

Entry 2

revise, alter, modify, adjust, improve

maintain, preserve, keep, worsen, damage, harm

Entry 1

maintain, preserve, keep, worsen

Entry 2

damage, worsen, harm

amend constitution, amend laws, amend contract, amend proposal, amend text, amend document, amend the law, amend the constitution, amend a contract

Entry 1

amend constitution, amend laws, amend contract, amend proposal, amend text, amend document

Entry 2

amend the law, amend the constitution, amend a contract

To say or do something in reply or reaction to a statement or action.

to keep or restrict someone or something within limits

to fasten or bind with a knot or string

To make or become united, uniform, or whole; to bring together into a single unit.

To take someone's life, to cause death

to deprive someone, especially a child, of inheritance or right to property