Word of the day
amend
1. make minor changes in (a text) in order to make it fairer, more accurate, or more up-to-date
“the rule was amended to apply only to nonmembers”
2. modify formally, as a legal document or legislative bill
“did she amend her original will later on?”
3. make better; improve
“if you can amend or alter people's mindset”
4. put right
“a few things had gone wrong, but these had been amended”
verb
/əˈmɛnd/
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Choose the word that best fits in the phrase
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"The revised edition will amend _____ information in the last one."
Select three words related to amend
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- demand
- prevent
- remand
- adjust
- adapt
- revise
Choose the phrase that uses amend correctly
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Find a word related to amend
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