Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb amend

3 senses of amend

Sense 1
amend -- (make amendments to; "amend the document")
       => revise -- (make revisions in; "revise a thesis")

Sense 2
better, improve, amend, ameliorate, meliorate -- (to make better; "The editor improved the manuscript with his changes")
       => change, alter, modify -- (cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue")

Sense 3
rectify, remediate, remedy, repair, amend -- (set straight or right; "remedy these deficiencies"; "rectify the inequities in salaries"; "repair an oversight")
       => correct, rectify, right -- (make right or correct; "Correct the mistakes"; "rectify the calculation")

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