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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary amend \\ə-ˈmend\\ verb ETYMOLOGY Middle English, from Anglo-French amender, modification of Latin emendare, from e, ex out + menda fault; akin to Latin mendax lying, mendicus beggar, and perhaps to Sanskrit mindā physical defect
DATE 13th century
transitive verb1. to put right; especially : to make emendations in (as a text)2. a. to change or modify for the better : improve amend the situation b. to alter especially in phraseology; especially : to alter formally by modification, deletion, or addition amend a constitutionintransitive verb: to reform oneself Synonyms: see correct • amend·able \\-ˈmen-də-bəl\\ adjective• amend·er noun
amend early 13 c., "to free from faults, rectify," from O.Fr
http://O.Fr . amender (12 c.), from L. emendare "to correct, free from fault," from ex- "out" + menda "fault, blemish" ( cognate with Skt. minda "physical blemish," O.Ir
http://O.Ir .mennar "stain, blemish," Welsh mann "sign, mark"). Supplanted in senses of "repair, cure" by its aphetic offspring mend ( q.v.). Meaning "to add to legislation" (ostensibly to correct or improve it) is recorded from 1777.
Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 amend
amend / E5mend / verb[VN]
to change a law, document, statement, etc. slightly in order to correct a mistake or to improve it
修正,修订(法律文件、声明等):
He asked to see the amended version.
他要求看修订本。
Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged amend\əˈmend\ verb( -ed/-ing/-s) Etymology: Middle English amenden, from Old French amender, modification (influenced by Latin ad-) of Latin emendare, from e, ex out + -mendare (from menda fault); akin to Latin mendax lying, false, mendicus beggar, Sanskrit mindā physical defect transitive verb1. obsolete : to reform, convert, or make better especially in character < may God amend these sinful people >2. archaic : repair , restore , mend 3. a. : to put right : correct , rectify < amend such flaws > specifically : to make emendations in (as a text) b. archaic : heal , cure c. (1) : to change or modify in any way for the better : improve , better < amend our situation > (2) : to change or alter in any way especially in phraseology < amend a remark > specifically : to alter (as a motion, bill, or law) formally by modification, deletion, or addition < amend the constitution >4. obsolete : to make amends or reparation for intransitive verb1. : to reform oneself : become better by rectifying manners or morals < when will you amend >2. obsolete : to recover from illness 3. obsolete : to become better : improve Synonyms: see correct
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