amender

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English

Etymology

From amend +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

Noun

amender (plural amenders)

  1. One who amends.

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French

Etymology

From Old French amender, from Latin ēmendāre (to free from faults, correct, improve, remedy, amend, revise, cure), from ex (from, out of) + mendum (fault).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /a.mɑ̃.de/
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Verb

amender

  1. (transitive) to amend
  2. (transitive) to improve (e.g. land, conduct)
  3. (transitive, figuratively) to mend (one's ways), reform

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Middle French

Etymology

Old French amender < Latin ēmendō.

Verb

amender

  1. to improve
  2. to fine (impose a financial penalty upon)

Descendants

  • French: amender

References

  • amender on Dictionnaire du Moyen Français (1330–1500) (in French)

Norman

Etymology

From Old French amender, from Latin ēmendō, ēmendāre (free from faults, correct, improve, remedy, amend, revise, cure), from ex (from, out of) + mendum (fault).

Pronunciation

Verb

amender

  1. (Jersey) to improve

Old French

Etymology

Latin ēmendāre, present active infinitive of ēmendō (I free from faults, correct, improve, remedy, amend, revise, cure). The prefixes a- and es- are often used interchangeably in Old French.

Verb

amender

  1. to correct; to set right
  2. to fix; to repair
  3. (of an illness, etc.) to cure

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. The forms that would normally end in *-d, *-ds, *-dt are modified to t, z, t. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.