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Antonyms for amended

Grammar : Verb
Spell : uh-mend
Phonetic Transcription : əˈmɛnd

Definition of amended

Origin :
  • early 13c., "to free from faults, rectify," from Old French amender (12c.), from Latin emendare "to correct, free from fault," from ex- "out" (see ex-) + menda "fault, blemish," from PIE *mend- "physical defect, fault" (cf. Sanskrit minda "physical blemish," Old Irish mennar "stain, blemish," Welsh mann "sign, mark").
  • Supplanted in senses of "repair, cure" by its shortened offspring mend (v.). Meaning "to add to legislation" (ostensibly to correct or improve it) is recorded from 1777. Related: Amended; amending.
  • verb improve, correct
Example sentences :
  • "Not alone, if I can help it, Mr. Burnham," Duncan amended sweetly.
  • Extract from : « The Fortune Hunter » by Louis Joseph Vance
  • "And that's a lie," Gene amended, with the frankness of a foster-brother.
  • Extract from : « Good Indian » by B. M. Bower
  • It has been amended to "at the Inn" to match the chapter heading.
  • Extract from : « The Story of Don Quixote » by Arvid Paulson, Clayton Edwards, and Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra
  • He is to be amended, but this is impossible with his mind in a state of hostility.
  • Extract from : « The Prison Chaplaincy, And Its Experiences » by Hosea Quinby
  • The principle is bad, radically rotten, and cannot be amended.
  • Extract from : « Ireland as It Is » by Robert John Buckley (AKA R.J.B.)
  • "Not one in thousands," he amended, with due gratitude to Whetstone.
  • Extract from : « The Duke Of Chimney Butte » by G. W. Ogden
  • If it be anything in this poor place of mine, let me hear, that I may have it amended.
  • Extract from : « Barrington » by Charles James Lever
  • As she got out of the car, she amended, "At least, I don't think I'm sorry to have disappointed you."
  • Extract from : « Sacrifice » by Stephen French Whitman
  • "Until God declareth His pleasure," amended Bradford quietly.
  • Extract from : « Standish of Standish » by Jane G. Austin
  • "In the event that I should happen to be alive still," I amended.
  • Extract from : « The Pirate of Panama » by William MacLeod Raine

Synonyms for amended

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