- amend
- To improve. To change for the better by removing defects or faults. To change, correct, revise. Texas Co. v. Fort, 168 Tenn. 679, 80 S.W.2d 658, 660.See amendment
Black's law dictionary. HENRY CAMPBELL BLACK, M. A.. 1990.
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amend — vt 1: to change or modify for the better 2: to alter esp. in the wording; esp: to alter formally by modification, deletion, or addition amend ed the statute amend the complaint to cure the defect amend·able adj … Law dictionary
Amend — A*mend , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Amended}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Amending}.] [F. amender, L. emendare; e (ex) + mendum, menda, fault, akin to Skr. minda personal defect. Cf. {Emend}, {Mend}.] To change or modify in any way for the better; as, (a) by… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
amend — a‧mend [əˈmend] verb [transitive] to make small changes to a law or a document, for example to improve it, to make it more accurate, or to take account of new conditions: • a controversial plan to amend the Constitution amendment noun [countable … Financial and business terms
Amend — as a verb means to change or modify something, as in: *Constitutional amendment *Amend (motion), a motion to modify a pending main motion in parliamentary procedure *Amend something previously adopted, a motion to modify a previously adopted… … Wikipedia
Amend — ist der Familienname folgender Personen: Bill Amend (* 1962), US amerikanischer Comiczeichner Christoph Amend (* 1974), deutscher Journalist (Leiter Zeitmagazin) Erwin Amend (1919 1997), deutscher Komponist und Konzertmeister Rolf Dieter Amend (* … Deutsch Wikipedia
amend — amend; amend·a·ble; amend·a·to·ry; amend·ment; re·amend; … English syllables
amend — amend, emend 1. Amend is the more common word, used of making adjustments to a document or formal proposal (such as a parliamentary act), and also as a special word for ‘to change’ or ‘to alter’ in the context of personal behaviour. Its… … Modern English usage
amend — ► VERB ▪ make minor improvements to (a document, proposal, etc.). DERIVATIVES amendable adjective. USAGE On the difference between amend and emend, see the note at EMEND(Cf. ↑emendation). ORIGIN L … English terms dictionary
Amend — A*mend ([.a]*m[e^]nd ), v. i. To grow better by rectifying something wrong in manners or morals; to improve. My fortune . . . amends. Sir P. Sidney. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
amend — (v.) early 13c., to free from faults, rectify, from O.Fr. amender (12c.), from L. emendare to correct, free from fault, from ex out (see EX (Cf. ex )) + menda fault, blemish, from PIE *mend physical defect, fault (Cf. Skt. minda physical blemish … Etymology dictionary
amend — reform, *correct, rectify, revise, emend, remedy, redress Analogous words: *improve, better, ameliorate: *mend, repair: elevate, raise, *lift Antonyms: debase: impair Contrasted words: corrupt, vitiate, deprave, debauch, pervert (see DEBASE): * … New Dictionary of Synonyms
