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AMEND

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 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Set straight or right

Example:

repair an oversight

Synonyms:

amend; rectify; remediate; remedy; repair

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "amend" is one way to...):

correct; rectify; right (make right or correct)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

Derivation:

amendable (capable of being corrected by additions)

Sense 2

Meaning:

To make better

Example:

The editor improved the manuscript with his changes

Synonyms:

ameliorate; amend; better; improve; meliorate

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "amend" is one way to...):

alter; change; modify (cause to change; make different; cause a transformation)

Cause:

ameliorate; better; improve; meliorate (get better)

Verb group:

ameliorate; better; improve; meliorate (get better)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "amend"):

educate (give an education to)

upgrade (give better travel conditions to)

advance (develop further)

lift; raise (invigorate or heighten)

fructify (make productive or fruitful)

distill; make pure; purify; sublimate (remove impurities from, increase the concentration of, and separate through the process of distillation)

down; fine-tune; polish; refine (improve or perfect by pruning or polishing)

hone; perfect (make perfect or complete)

build (improve the cleansing action of)

beautify; embellish; fancify; prettify (make more beautiful)

reform (improve by alteration or correction of errors or defects and put into a better condition)

reform (make changes for improvement in order to remove abuse and injustices)

bushel; doctor; fix; furbish up; mend; repair; restore; touch on (restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken)

enhance (make better or more attractive)

iron out; put right; straighten out (settle or put right)

emend (make improvements or corrections to)

condition (put into a better state)

upgrade (to improve what was old or outdated)

help (improve; change for the better)

turn around (improve dramatically)

build up; develop (change the use of and make available or usable)

enrich (make better or improve in quality)

regenerate; revitalize (restore strength)

aid; help (improve the condition of)

alleviate; assuage; palliate; relieve (provide physical relief, as from pain)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something

Derivation:

amendable (capable of being corrected by additions)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Make amendments to

Example:

amend the document

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Hypernyms (to "amend" is one way to...):

revise (make revisions in)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

amendatory (effecting amendment)

amendment (the act of amending or correcting)

amendment (a statement that is added to or revises or improves a proposal or document (a bill or constitution etc.))

Credits

 Context examples: 

However, in 2012, it amended its regulations and banned the use of BPA in baby bottles and sippy cups.

(Humans exposed to far more hormone-disrupting chemicals than thought, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

He hoped she might make some amends for the many very plain faces he was continually passing in the streets.

(Persuasion, by Jane Austen)

"A Blessed Wolf," amended the Judge's wife.

(White Fang, by Jack London)

"Dear Edward!" she cried, "this is a moment of great happiness! This would almost make amends for every thing!"

(Sense and Sensibility, by Jane Austen)

I assure you the utmost stretch of public fame would not make me amends for the loss of any happiness in private life.”

(Emma, by Jane Austen)

The compliment of John Thorpe's affection did not make amends for this thoughtlessness in his sister.

(Northanger Abbey, by Jane Austen)

And the other, that you will often call on Mrs. Grant, and make her amends for my being gone.

(Mansfield Park, by Jane Austen)

This amended law, when applied to clusters of galaxies, leads to masses of clusters in line with that of visible matter: this means that no dark matter is needed to explain the high speeds of the galaxies in the clusters.

(There May Be No Dark Matter, Dark Energy in Universe, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

While their results predicted all stars were born as binaries, they amended their conclusion to take into account limitations in their model by saying most stars formed inside the dense cores of dust clouds are born with a partner.

(Our Sun Could Have Been Born With an Evil Twin Called "Nemesis", The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

HIPAA amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA), the Public Health Service Act, and the Internal Revenue Code to provide improved portability and continuity of health insurance coverage, extending earlier provisions under the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (COBRA).

(Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, NCI Thesaurus)