transcription, транскрипция: [ 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 verb
1. : 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 constitution
intransitive verb
: to reform oneself
Synonyms: see correct
• amend·able -ˈmen-də-bəl adjective
• amend·er noun