|  amend 
 
 amend AW  [amend amends amended amending] BrE [əˈmend]  NAmE [əˈmend]   verb ~ sth
 to change a law, document, statement, etc. slightly in order to correct a mistake or to improve it
 •He asked to see the amended version.
 •The law has been amended to read as follows:…
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 Word Origin:
 Middle English: from  Old French amender, based on  Latin emendare, from  e-  (variant of  ex-)  ‘out of’  +  menda ‘a fault’.
 
 Example Bank:
 •Parliament will vote to amend the constitution.
 
 
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