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Definition of amend

Amend
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 simply removing what is erroneous, corrupt, superfluous, faulty, and the like; (b) by supplying deficiencies; (c) by substituting something else in the place of what is removed; to rectify.
Amend
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.

Meaning of amend from wikipedia

- Look up amend or amended in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Amend as a verb means to change or modify something, as in: Constitutional amendment, a change...
- Eric Amend (born November 17, 1965) is an American former tennis player who represented the United States at the 1984 Summer Olympics. Born in Berkeley...
- William J. C. Amend III (/ˈeɪmənd/; born September 20, 1962) is an American cartoonist. He is known for his comic strip FoxTrot. Amend was born in M****achusetts...
- parliamentary procedure, the motion to amend is used to modify another motion. An amendment could itself be amended. A related procedure is filling blanks...
- Amend: The Fight for America is a 2021 docuseries starring Will Smith, Bryan Stevenson and Larry Wilmore. It covers the legacy of the 14th Amendment to...
- Reference Re Resolution to amend the Constitution – also known as the Patriation Reference – is a historic Supreme Court of Canada reference case that...
- term Amended Christadelphians is a name given in North American publications to Christadelphian fellowships who adhere to the Birmingham Amended Statement...
- Move to Amend is a national, non-partisan, gr****roots organization that s****s to blunt corporate power by amending the United States Constitution to end...
- FoxTrot is an American comic strip written and illustrated by Bill Amend. The strip launched on April 10, 1988, and it originally ran seven days a w****...
- repeal with a re-enactment is used to replace the law with an updated, amended, or otherwise related law, or a repeal without replacement so as to abolish...