to amend
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3.9
- verb
- /əˈmɛnd/
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enmendar
- Philadelphia should follow Maryland's example and amend its tax code through the legislative process.
- amend the law
- amend the constitution
- amend the bill
So we also include a mechanism to amend these laws.
- So we also include a mechanism to amend these laws.
- And if the Senate then amends this bill, then it'll go back to the House.
- And of course, Bosnia is perfectly entitled to develop, change, amend its own constitution.
- How did he amend or revise or improve communism?
- I can grab the permanent record and amend it.
- OK, so I can work with that rule set and I'm going to amend my game based on that rule set.
- They can still go to the floor and amend a bill.
- So to amend what you're saying, maybe correct me if I'm stating you wrong.
- Republicans tried to amend the bill to limit the language to only girls bathrooms.
- So when you were inside the US, we tend to look at all of these things as museum pieces, like how often do we amend the Constitution anymore?
- There are things that are there that I don't agree with, but let's get it passed and then amend it.
Examples
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The education policy, curriculum, and standards currently in use must be radically amended to incorporate historical Navajo principles.
Academic text (2008) -
She plans to amend the contract to include new terms for payment.
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But before you throw out the entire theory, you try to amend the model.
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A lot of us were working to amend that law.
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So what made you go back and amend your earlier reporting?
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So we also include a mechanism to amend these laws.
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OK, so I can work with that rule set and I'm going to amend my game based on that rule set.
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This is an issue about amending existing legislation.
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The reported disparity led the SEC itself to amend its Rules of Practice.
Academic text (2017) -
Eleven years later, the 2016 NDAA amended the rapid acquisition authority again.
Academic text (2017)
Synonyms
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1.0
To make something better
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2.5
To change something slightly or become different
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2.7
To change something so it is in the right position or works correctly
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3.2
Make small changes to something to make it more useful
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3.4
Change a piece of writing to correct mistakes and make it better
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4.0
Make something better by making a few small changes
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6.0
To fix something that is wrong and make things right
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8.1
To correct a text by removing errors
Change something written, filmed, or recorded to improve it
Edit written text to correct grammar, spelling, and style
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Etymology
The word amend comes from the old Latin word emendare, which meant 'to correct' or 'remove faults'. It is like the everyday English verb mend ('to fix'), so to amend a law or document is to 'fix' or correct it.