Meaning & use
amend
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To make small changes to something, especially a document or law, in order to improve or correct it.
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Congress voted to amend the bill before it became law.
She amended her essay after receiving feedback from her teacher.
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Often confused with 'emend,' a rarer word used specifically for correcting errors in a text.
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