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/əˈmend/,
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amends, 3rd person singular present; amending, present participle; amended, past tense; amended, past participle;
  1. Make minor changes in (a text) in order to make it fairer, more accurate, or more up-to-date
    • - the rule was amended to apply only to nonmembers
  2. Modify formally, as a legal document or legislative bill
    • - did she amend her original will later on?
    • - pressuring Panama to amend its banking laws
  3. Make better; improve
    • - if you can amend or alter people's mind-set
  4. Put right
    • - a few things had gone wrong, but these had been amended
  1. make amendments to; "amend the document"
  2. better: to make better; "The editor improved the manuscript with his changes"
  3. rectify: set straight or right; "remedy these deficiencies"; "rectify the inequities in salaries"; "repair an oversight"
  4. (amended) of legislation
  5. (amended) modified for the better; "his amended ways"
  6. (amendment) a statement that is added to or revises or improves a proposal or document (a bill or constitution etc.)
  7. The motion to amend, in parliamentary procedure, is used to modify another motion.
  8. (Amends (Buffy episode)) "Amends" is episode 10 of season 3 of the television show Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
  9. (The Amendments) The Bill of Rights is the name by which the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution are known. ...
  10. To make better; To become better; To heal (someone sick); to cure (a disease etc.); To make a formal alteration in legislation by adding, deleting, or rephrasing
  11. (amended) Referring to a version that has been modified from a previous form
  12. (amendment) An alteration or change for the better; correction of a fault or of faults; reformation of life by quitting vices; In public bodies; Any alteration made or proposed to be made in a bill or motion that adds, changes, substitutes, or omits; Correction of an error in a writ or process; ...
  13. (Amendment) An alteration or an addition to a legal document that is signed by all the parties to the document. The amendment has the same legal status as the rest of the document.
  14. (Amendment) An addition to, deletion from, or a change of existing provisions of the articles of incorporation of a domestic corporation.
  15. (Amendment) fortifying soil by adding organic or mineral substances in order to improve texture, nutrient content or biological activity.
  16. (amendment) A document filed by the debtor that changes one or more documents previously filed with the court. A debtor often files an amendment because the trustee requires changes to the debtor’s paperwork based on the testimony at the meeting of creditors.
  17. (Amendment) A change to a draft resolutionon the floor. Can be of two types: a “friendly amendment” is supported by the original draft resolution’ssponsors, and is passed automatically, while an “unfriendly amendment” is not supported by the original sponsors and must be voted on by the ...
  18. (Amendment) A formal document changing the provisions of an insurance policy signed jointly by the insurance company officer and the policyholder or his authorized representative.
  19. (Amendment) (amended or revised applications) Resubmission of an unfunded application that has been revised in response to a prior review.
  20. (Amendment) A proposal to change or an actual change to a bill, a motion, an act, or the Constitution.
  21. (Amendment) A change in the wording, context, or substance of this code, or a change in the zone boundaries.
  22. (amendment) A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, the Senate must agree to it.
  23. (Amendment) Any changes/amendments to the term of a DC must be initiated by the applicant and issued and advised to the beneficiary. If the credit is irrevocable the beneficiary has the right to refuse an amendment. (see”Amendments to DCs”)
  24. (Amendment) The process of formally altering or adding to a document or record; A statement of such an alteration or addition: The 19th Amendment to the Constitution gave women the right to vote.
  25. (Amendment) a change, revision, or addition made to a law.