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)