to amend

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• amend — vt 1: to change or modify for the better 2: to alter esp. in the wording; esp: to alter formally by modification, deletion, or addition amend ed the statute amend the complaint to cure the defect amend·able adj …   Law dictionary

• Amend — A*mend , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Amended}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Amending}.] [F. amender, L. emendare; e (ex) + mendum, menda, fault, akin to Skr. minda personal defect. Cf. {Emend}, {Mend}.] To change or modify in any way for the better; as, (a) by… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• amend — a‧mend [əˈmend] verb [transitive] to make small changes to a law or a document, for example to improve it, to make it more accurate, or to take account of new conditions: • a controversial plan to amend the Constitution amendment noun [countable …   Financial and business terms

• Amend — as a verb means to change or modify something, as in: *Constitutional amendment *Amend (motion), a motion to modify a pending main motion in parliamentary procedure *Amend something previously adopted, a motion to modify a previously adopted… …   Wikipedia

• Amend — ist der Familienname folgender Personen: Bill Amend (* 1962), US amerikanischer Comiczeichner Christoph Amend (* 1974), deutscher Journalist (Leiter Zeitmagazin) Erwin Amend (1919 1997), deutscher Komponist und Konzertmeister Rolf Dieter Amend (* …   Deutsch Wikipedia

• amend & extend — USA The term refers to an amendment to a syndicated loan agreement where certain lenders agree in advance to extend the maturity date of their loans. In exchange for this early non pro rata extension of the loan maturity, the extending lenders… …   Law dictionary

• amend & extends — USA The term refers to an amendment to a syndicated loan agreement where certain lenders agree in advance to extend the maturity date of their loans. In exchange for this early non pro rata extension of the loan maturity, the extending lenders… …   Law dictionary

• amend, emend — Amend means to put right, to change for the better. We amend by adding or altering, as the noun amendment suggests. Emend, once merely another spelling of amend, has a similar meaning but is properly used only to refer to corrections or changes… …   Dictionary of problem words and expressions

• amend — amend; amend·a·ble; amend·a·to·ry; amend·ment; re·amend; …   English syllables

• amend — amend, emend 1. Amend is the more common word, used of making adjustments to a document or formal proposal (such as a parliamentary act), and also as a special word for ‘to change’ or ‘to alter’ in the context of personal behaviour. Its… …   Modern English usage

• amend — ► VERB ▪ make minor improvements to (a document, proposal, etc.). DERIVATIVES amendable adjective. USAGE On the difference between amend and emend, see the note at EMEND(Cf. ↑emendation). ORIGIN L …   English terms dictionary