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   A·mend

   /əˈmend/

   

   verb

   • 1. make minor changes in (a text) in order to make it fairer, more accurate, or more up-to-date: "the rule was amended to apply only to nonmembers"
   • ▪ modify formally, as a legal document or legislative bill: "did she amend her original will later on?"
   • ▪ make better; improve: "if you can amend or alter people's mindset"
   • ▪ put right: "a few things had gone wrong, but these had been amended"

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French amender, based on Latin emendare (see emend).

   Derivatives

   • 1. amendable adjective
   • 2. amender noun

   Scrabble Points: 8

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