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- pronunciation:
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mend
- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb)
part of speech: |
transitive verb |
inflections: |
amends, amending, amended |
definition 1: |
to formally change by rephrasing, or to add to or subtract from (a legislative bill, a contract, a treaty, or the like).
The bill will be amended so that it will affect more businesses than before.A movement has begun to amend the constitution.- synonyms:
- alter, change, modify, reform, revise
- similar words:
- adjust, edit
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definition 2: |
to make better or make right; improve; rectify.
The prime minister pledged to amend the country's labor practices.The government has made promises to the victims but has done little to amend the situation that caused the disaster.- synonyms:
- ameliorate, better, correct, improve, rectify, reform, revise
- antonyms:
- worsen
- similar words:
- change, edit, emend, fix, mend, mitigate, redress, remedy, transfigure
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related words: |
better, improve, modify, reconsider, reform, revise |
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part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
definition: |
to make oneself better; improve one's own conduct or behavior.
- synonyms:
- ameliorate, improve, reform
- similar words:
- adjust, alter, change, metamorphose, mitigate, modify
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related words: |
ameliorate, improve |
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derivations: |
amendable (adj.), amender (n.) |
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