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English verb: amend | |||
| 1. | amend (communication) make amendments to | ||
| Samples | Amend the document. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | revise | ||
| 2. | amend (change) to make better | ||
| Samples | The editor improved the manuscript with his changes. | ||
| Synonyms | ameliorate, better, improve, meliorate | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s somebody. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | alter, change, modify | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | advance, aid, alleviate, assuage, beautify, build, build up, bushel, condition, develop, distill, doctor, down, educate, embellish, emend, enhance, enrich, fancify, fine-tune, fix, fructify, furbish up, help, help, hone, iron out, lift, make pure, mend, palliate, perfect, polish, prettify, purify, put right, raise, refine, reform, reform, regenerate, relieve, repair, restore, revitalize, straighten out, sublimate, touch on, turn around, upgrade, upgrade | ||
| Cause | ameliorate, better, improve, meliorate | ||
| Verb group | ameliorate, better, improve, meliorate | ||
| Antonyms | aggravate, exacerbate, worsen, exasperate | ||
| 3. | amend (change) set straight or right | ||
| Samples | Remedy these deficiencies. Rectify the inequities in salaries. Repair an oversight. | ||
| Synonyms | rectify, remediate, remedy, repair | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | correct, rectify, right | ||
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