Added 9 October 2026
amend
/əˈmɛnd/ verb
In Latin: emendo Wiktionary
verb Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about amend at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
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Make amendments to.
amend the document
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To make better.
The editor improved the manuscript with his changes
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Set straight or right.
remedy these deficiencies
Origin
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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