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amend
Meaning: to make changes to improve
amend in a sentence
How amend is used in real sentences:
Congress voted to amend the law.
Congress voted to amend the law.
“They had to amend several arrows after two students corrected their memories.”
— from the passage The Blue Moth Story
Synonyms for amend
Other words for amend — revise, modify and alter — carry the same meaning.
Antonyms of amend
Words that mean the opposite of amend:
- worsen
- spoil
Where it comes from
From Latin emendare 'to free from fault'
Memory hook
AMEND — A MEND for the broken text.