Analysis Complete

amend

/ amend /
verb

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
make amendments to
"amend the document"
Type of:
revise
Derived:
amendment
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 2
to make better
"The editor improved the manuscript with his changes"
Opposites:
worsen aggravate exacerbate exasperate
Type of:
change alter modify
Kinds of:
relieve alleviate palliate assuage help
Derived:
improvement melioration amelioration betterment humanitarian
Verb group:
better improve ameliorate meliorate
Causes:
better improve ameliorate
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s on something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 3
set straight or right
"remedy these deficiencies"
"rectify the inequities in salaries"
"repair an oversight"
Type of:
correct rectify right
Derived:
reparation amends redress remedy remediation
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Semantic Complexity
26%
Sense Count
3
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
34
Times Searched
1
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revise change alter modify relieve alleviate palliate assuage help worsen aggravate exacerbate