amend — to make minor changes to a text, law, or document in order to make it fairer or more accurate
Part of speech: VERB
Definition: to make minor changes to a text, law, or document in order to make it fairer or more accurate
Pronunciation (IPA): /əˈmend/
Example Sentences
- The student asked the teacher to amend his grade after finding a calculation error.
- Congress voted to amend the law after realizing it accidentally banned birthday parties.
- The company had to amend its policy when employees complained about the ban on coffee breaks.
amend
VERB[/əˈmend/]
to make minor changes to a text, law, or document in order to make it fairer or more accurate
To fix the terrible rule, the furious king aggressively slashed a comically massive red pen across the glowing scroll to amend the law.
A(out) + MEND(fault/error) — to amend a law is to violently yank OUT the glowing red error from the stone tablet using giant tongs.
Following the dangerous new trend, the furious blacksmith used a massive hammer to forcefully bend the hot iron, violently trying to amend the giant sword's shape.
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🌳Etymology
Origin
From Old French 'amender', derived from Latin 'emendare' meaning 'to free from fault or error'. The prefix 'e-' (out) combined with 'menda' (fault, defect).
Breakdown
a- (to) + mend (repair, from Latin emendare) = amend. Modern breakdown: a- (prefix indicating direction/change) + mend (fix/correct)
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📝Examples
“The student asked the teacher to amend his grade after finding a calculation error.”
“Congress voted to amend the law after realizing it accidentally banned birthday parties.”
“The company had to amend its policy when employees complained about the ban on coffee breaks.”
“The treaty was amended to include environmental protection clauses.”
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