amend

Meanings

• verb

  make corrections or modifications to (something, especially a legal document or a law)

  - "The senate will amend the bill before passing it to the house."
  - "The judge allowed the defendant to amend his plea."

• verb

  make up for (a fault or mistake)

  - "He apologized and amended for his mistake."
  - "She amended for her rudeness by bringing flowers to the victim."

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Synonyms

ameliorate , correct , improve

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with amend
mend , tend , lend , send

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Variants

List of all variants of amend that leads to same result
amend , amended , amender , amenders , amending , amends

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Etymology

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From Old French emender, from emendre ‘improve, correct’.

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Trivia

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1. The term 'amend' is derived from the Old French word 'emender', which means 'to improve' or 'to correct'.

2. The word 'amend' is often used in legal contexts to refer to the process of making changes to a law or legal document.

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Related Concepts

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1. revise: The process of reviewing and making changes to a document or plan.

2. edit: The process of making corrections to a text or other creative work.

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Culture

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In literature, the term 'amend' is used metaphorically to mean making up for a mistake or wrongdoing. In music, there is a song titled 'Amend' by the band 'Between the Buried and Me' which speaks about making amends for past mistakes.

How to Memorize "amend"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine the word 'amend' as a verb meaning 'to make corrections or modifications'. Visualize yourself making corrections to a document or law.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'amend' with the idea of making corrections or improvements.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic using the first letter of each definition: 'A - Amendments, M - Making up for mistakes'.

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