Dictionary
a•mend
Pronunciation: (u-mend'), [key]—
v.t.
1. to alter, modify, rephrase, or add to or subtract from (a motion, bill, constitution, etc.) by formal procedure:
Congress may amend the proposed tax bill.
2. to change for the better; improve:
to amend one's ways.
3. to remove or correct faults in; rectify.
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v.i.
to grow or become better by reforming oneself:
He amends day by day. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.