Amend \A*mend"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Amended; p. pr. & vb. n.
Amending.]
[F. amender, L. emendare; e (ex) + mendum,
menda, fault, akin to Skr. minda personal defect. Cf.
Emend, Mend.]
To change or modify in any way for the better; as,
(a) by simply removing what is erroneous, corrupt,
superfluous, faulty, and the like;
(b) by supplying deficiencies;
(c) by substituting something else in the place of what is
removed; to rectify.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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