Definitions for amend
əˈmɛndamend

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. amendverb

   make amendments to

   "amend the document"

2. better, improve, amend, ameliorate, meliorateverb

   to make better

   "The editor improved the manuscript with his changes"

3. rectify, remediate, remedy, repair, amendverb

   set straight or right

   "remedy these deficiencies"; "rectify the inequities in salaries"; "repair an oversight"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. amendverb

   To make better.

2. amendverb

   To become better.

3. amendverb

   To heal (someone sick); to cure (a disease etc.).

4. amendverb

   To make a formal alteration in legislation by adding, deleting, or rephrasing.

5. Etymology: From amender, from emendo, from ex + mendum. Confer aphetic mend.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To AMENDverb

   Etymology: amender, Fr. emendo, Lat.

   1. To correct; to change any thing that is wrong to something better.2. To reform the life, or leave wickedness. In these two cases we usually write mend. See Mend.

   Amend your ways and your doings, and I will cause you to dwell in this place. Jerem. vii. 3.

   3. To restore passages in writers which the copiers are supposed to have depraved; to recover the true reading.

2. To Amendverb

   To grow better. To amend differs from to improve; to improve supposes or not denies that the thing is well already, but to amend implies something wrong.

   As my fortune either amends or impairs, I may declare it unto you. Philip Sidney.

   At his touch
   Such sanctity hath heaven given his hand,
   They presently amend. William Shakespeare, Macbeth.

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1. amend

   To amend means to modify, alter, or change something, typically a document or text, in order to improve, correct, or update it. This term is often used in the context of laws or policies which are revised or added to.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Amendverb

   to change or modify in any way for the better

2. Amendverb

   by simply removing what is erroneous, corrupt, superfluous, faulty, and the like;

3. Amendverb

   by supplying deficiencies;

4. Amendverb

   by substituting something else in the place of what is removed; to rectify

5. Amendverb

   to grow better by rectifying something wrong in manners or morals; to improve

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Amend

   The motion to amend, in parliamentary procedure, is used to modify another motion.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Amend

   a-mend′, v.t. to correct: to improve: to alter in detail, as a bill before parliament, often so fundamentally as to overthrow entirely the thing originally proposed.—v.i. to grow or become better.—adjs. Amend′able, Amend′atory, corrective.—n. Amend′ment, correction: improvement: an alteration proposed on a bill under consideration: a counter-proposal put before a public meeting: a counter-motion.—n.pl. Amends′, supply of a loss: compensation: reparation. [Fr. amender for emender—L. emendāre, to remove a fault—e, ex, out of, and menda, a fault.]

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. amend

   To change a rule or form of legislation.

   They did amend the legislation to ensure the peoples choices and voices are heard.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on March 20, 2020  

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1. Amend

   Amend vs. Emend -- In this Grammar.com article you will learn the differences between the words Amend and Emend.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. AMEND

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Amend is ranked #16161 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Amend surname appeared 1,789 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 would have the surname Amend.
   
   93.9% or 1,680 total occurrences were White.
   2.1% or 39 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   1.4% or 26 total occurrences were Asian.
   1.2% or 23 total occurrences were of two or more races.

Matched Categories

1. • Change
   • Correct
   • Revise

British National Corpus

1. Verbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'amend' in Verbs Frequency: #886

Anagrams for amend »

1. ad-men

2. admen

3. maned

4. Medan

5. named

6. mande

How to pronounce amend?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say amend in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of amend in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of amend in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of amend in a Sentence

1. Jeff Kasky:

   The ultimate goal is to amend the National Firearms Act of 1934 by adding just a paragraph or two or whatever it takes to ban assault weapons and also ban the more dangerous accessories of assault weapons, such as high capacity magazines and bump stocks, but we know to get to that very simple goal, we have to take the NRA out of our politics.

2. Manny Alvarez:

   What you are implying in those questions is that you’re going to be able to make some sort of diagnosis and maybe alter or amend the curriculum of the child, what is the implication of that question ? If you are implying that a vaginal birth child is going to be smarter or more proactive in class than a C-section child, that is not Aiken Elementary.

3. Deborah Zandstra:

   Lazard advised on the Greek PSI [private sector involvement] so there is some continuity of approach. That said I'd expect them to amend their approach to reflect the objectives of the new Greek government, from their work in 2012 they will know the people involved there and at the euro zone working group and ECB (European Central Bank).

4. Denver Sheriff Department:

   The Denver Sheriff Department maintains its commitment to treat all people with dignity and respect, and is proud to have one of the most diverse workplaces in Colorado, while we didn’t commit this violation intentionally, we accept responsibility and are taking steps to clarify policy and amend language in hiring documents.

5. Emmanuel Ibe Kachikwu:

   There are all kinds of issues ... one of those is whether we need to yank out the fiscal terms and develop them into a different law relying on existing fiscal laws and amend those.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=amend
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Amend
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=amend
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/amend
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=amend
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=amend
8. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html