[amend] vb [ME, fr. OF amender, modif. of L emendare, fr. e, ex out + menda fault; akin to L mendax lying, mendicus beggar, and perh. to Skt minda physical defect] vt (13c) 1: to put right; esp: to make emendations in (as a text)
2. a: to change or modify for the better: improve "~ the situation" b: to alter esp. in phraseology; esp: to alter formally by modification, deletion, or addition "~ the constitution" ~ vi: to reform oneself syn see correct -- amend.able adj -- amend.er n