amend

Meanings

1. 1
   verb

   To make formal changes to a document, law, or agreement.

   Parliament voted to amend the law on data protection.

2. 2
   verb

   To correct or improve something.

   She amended her earlier statement after checking the facts.

From Middle English amenden, from Old French amender, from Latin ēmendō (“free from faults”), from ex (“from, out of”) + mendum (“fault”). Compare aphetic mend. Doublet of emend.

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