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amends

/ʌˈmɛnds/ · noun

Meaning

  1. (usually in the plural) An act of righting a wrong; compensation.
  2. To make better; improve.
  3. To become better.
  4. To heal (someone sick); to cure (a disease etc.).
  5. To be healed, to be cured, to recover (from an illness).
  6. To make a formal alteration (in legislation, a report, etc.) by adding, deleting, or rephrasing.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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