amend

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verb

1. make amendments to (Freq. 9)
- amend the document
• Derivationally related forms:
amendatory, amendment
• Hypernyms:
revise
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
2. to make better (Freq. 2)
- The editor improved the manuscript with his changes
• Syn:
better, improve, ameliorate, meliorate
• Ant:
worsen (for: better)
• Derivationally related forms:
meliorative (for: meliorate), melioration (for: meliorate), ameliorative (for: ameliorate), amelioratory (for: ameliorate), amelioration (for: ameliorate), amendable, improvement (for: improve), improver (for: improve), betterment (for: better), better (for: better)
• Hypernyms:
change, alter, modify
• Hyponyms:
relieve, alleviate, palliate, assuage, help,
aid, regenerate, revitalize, enrich, build up, develop,
turn around, upgrade, condition, emend, iron out, straighten out,
put right, enhance, repair, mend, fix, bushel,
doctor, furbish up, restore, touch on, reform, fancify,
beautify, embellish, prettify, build, perfect, hone,
polish, refine, fine-tune, down, purify, sublimate,
sublimate, distill, fructify, raise, lift,
advance, educate
• Verb Group:
better, improve, ameliorate, meliorate
• Cause:
better, improve, ameliorate, meliorate
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s somebody
- Something ----s something
3. set straight or right
- remedy these deficiencies
- rectify the inequities in salaries
- repair an oversight
• Syn:
rectify, remediate, remedy, repair
• Derivationally related forms:
amendable, reparation (for: repair), remedy (for: remedy), remediation (for: remediate), rectification (for: rectify), rectifier (for: rectify)
• Hypernyms:
correct, rectify, right
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  rectify, remediate, remedy, repair, better, improve, ameliorate, meliorate
• Từ trái nghĩa / Antonyms:
  worsen, aggravate, exacerbate, exasperate