English
Etymology
From OF. amender, from L. emendare, from ex-, "out of", + mendum, "fault". Confer aphetic "mend".
Verb
en-verb
- To make or become better; to improve
- To make a formal alteration in legislation by adding, deleting, or rephrasing
Synonyms
ameliorate
correct
improve
Translations
trans-top|To make or become better; to improve
Finnish: korjata, parantaa
German: verbessern, ausbessern
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Italian: correggere
Russian: и�п�авл���, �ове��ен��вова��, �л���а��
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trans-top|To make a formal alteration in legislation by adding, deleting, or rephrasing
German: novellieren
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Italian: emendare
Russian: вно�и�� изменени�, вно�и�� поп�авки
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ttbc|French: amender
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ttbc|Spanish: enmendar
Related terms
amendment
amends
mend
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