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amend \*-'mend\ \-'men-d*-b*l\ vb [ME amenden, fr. OF amender, modif. of L 
   emendare, fr. eX, ex out + menda fault; akin to L mendax lying, mendicus 
   beggar, Skt minda- physical defect 1: to put right; specif : to make 
   emendations in  2a: to change or modify for the better : IMPROVE  2b: to 
   alter esp. in phraseology; specif : to alter formally by mo dification, 
   deletion, or addition : to reform oneself  - amend.able aj