Associations to the word «Amend»

Wiktionary

AMEND, verb. (transitive) To make better.
AMEND, verb. (intransitive) To become better.
AMEND, verb. (obsolete) (transitive) To heal (someone sick); to cure (a disease etc.).
AMEND, verb. (transitive) To make a formal alteration in legislation by adding, deleting, or rephrasing.

Dictionary definition

AMEND, verb. Make amendments to; "amend the document".
AMEND, verb. To make better; "The editor improved the manuscript with his changes".
AMEND, verb. Set straight or right; "remedy these deficiencies"; "rectify the inequities in salaries"; "repair an oversight".

Wise words

A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.