amend :: Lexipedia - Where words have meaning

make amendments to

v. make amendments to; "amend the document"

remedy, rectify, set right

v. set straight or right; "remedy these deficiencies"; "rectify the inequities in salaries"; "repair an oversight"

better, improve, ameliorate, meliorate, make better

v. to make better; "The editor improved the manuscript with his changes"

format, arrange

v. set (printed matter) into a specific format; "Format this letter so it can be printed out"

fix, repair, doctor, mend, bushel, touch on, restore, furbish up

v. restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken; "She repaired her TV set"; "Repair my shoes please"

redress, right, correct, compensate

v. make reparations or amends for; "right a wrongs done to the victims of the Holocaust"

better, amend, improve, ameliorate, meliorate, make better

v. to make better; "The editor improved the manuscript with his changes"

fix, fasten, secure, make fast, fix firmly

v. cause to be firmly attached; "fasten the lock onto the door"; "she fixed her gaze on the man"

restore

v. return to its original or usable and functioning condition; "restore the forest to its original pristine condition"

ease, comfort

v. lessen pain or discomfort; alleviate; "ease the pain in your legs"

benefit, do good

v. be beneficial for; "This will do you good"

vamp, revamp

v. provide (a shoe) with a new vamp; "revamp my old boots"

train, cultivate, civilize, educate

v. train to be discriminative in taste or judgment; "Cultivate your musical taste"; "Train your tastebuds"; "She is well schooled in poetry"

modify

v. make less severe or harsh or extreme; "please modify this letter to make it more polite"; "he modified his views on same-gender marriage"

remedy, rectify, amend, set right

v. set straight or right; "remedy these deficiencies"; "rectify the inequities in salaries"; "repair an oversight"

remodel, recast, reforge

v. cast or model anew; "She had to recast her image to please the electorate in her home state"

appreciate, revalue

v. gain in value; "The yen appreciated again!"

progress, advance, go on, move on, pass on, march on

v. move forward, also in the metaphorical sense; "Time marches on"

fix, fasten, secure, make fast, fix firmly

v. cause to be firmly attached; "fasten the lock onto the door"; "she fixed her gaze on the man"

restore

v. return to its original or usable and functioning condition; "restore the forest to its original pristine condition"

continue, go on, proceed, carry on

v. continue talking; "I know it's hard," he continued, "but there is no choice"; "carry on--pretend we are not in the room"

worsen, aggravate, exacerbate, exasperate, make worse

v. make worse; "This drug aggravates the pain"

fail, miscarry, go wrong

v. be unsuccessful; "Where do today's public schools fail?"; "The attempt to rescue the hostages failed miserably"

come through, succeed

v. attain success or reach a desired goal; "The enterprise succeeded"; "We succeeded in getting tickets to the show"; "she struggled to overcome her handicap and won"

debauch, pervert, corrupt, vitiate, debase, demoralize, profane, deprave, misdirect

v. corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality; "debauch the young people with wine and women"; "Socrates was accused of corrupting young men"; "Do school counselors subvert young children?"; "corrupt the morals"

drop, sink, drop down

v. fall or drop to a lower place or level; "He sank to his knees"

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