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1 amend
amend [əˈmend][+ rule, bill, wording] modifier ; [+ constitution] réviser ; [+ mistake] rectifier ; [+ habits] réformer* * *[ə'mend]transitive verb1) ( alter) amender [law]; modifier [document, plan] -
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3 amend
[ə'mend](to correct or improve: We shall amend the error as soon as possible.) corriger -
4 amend
(resolution, motion, text) amender;∎ the report has been amended to include the latest sales figures le rapport a été modifié de façon à faire figurer le dernier chiffre des ventes
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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
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 — 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 — verb Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French amender, modification of Latin emendare, from e, ex out + menda fault; akin to Latin mendax lying, mendicus beggar, and perhaps to Sanskrit mindā physical defect Date: 13th century transitive verb … New Collegiate Dictionary
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 — verb /əˈmɛnd/ a) To make better. But Paridell complaynd, that his late fight / With Britomart, so sore did him offend, / That ryde he could not, till his hurts he did amend. b) To become better. he gave her a vomit, and conveyed a serpent, such… … Wiktionary
amend — verb Amend is used with these nouns as the object: ↑act, ↑bill, ↑charter, ↑clause, ↑constitution, ↑law, ↑legislation, ↑statute, ↑treaty … Collocations dictionary
amend — verb 1》 make minor improvements to (a document, proposal, etc.). 2》 archaic put right. Derivatives amendable adjective amender noun Origin ME: from OFr. amender, based on L. emendare (see emend) … English new terms dictionary
amend — verb (T) to make small changes or improvements to a law or document … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
amend — verb the membership application was recently amended Syn: revise, alter, change, modify, qualify, adapt, adjust; edit, copyedit, rewrite, redraft, rephrase, reword, rework, revamp … Thesaurus of popular words
amend — verb Syn: revise, alter, change, modify, adapt, adjust, edit, rewrite, redraft, rephrase, reword … Synonyms and antonyms dictionary