amend
amend AW [amend amends amended amending] BrE [əˈmend] NAmE [əˈmend] verb ~ sth to change a law, document, statement, etc. slightly in order to correct a mistake or to improve it •He asked to see the amended version. •The law has been amended to read as follows:… Verb forms: Word Origin: Middle English: from Old French amender, based on Latin emendare, from e- (variant of ex-) ‘out of’ + menda ‘a fault’. Example Bank: •Parliament will vote to amend the constitution.
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