amend
/əˈmend/uh-MEND
/əˈmɛnd/uh-MEND
Meaningto free from fault
Common meaning: to correct or alter
- aout, away (Latin ex-, worn down to a- in French)
- menda fault, flawLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1132 · scan
‘out, away (Latin ex-, worn down to a- in French)’ + ‘a fault, flaw’ → amend
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
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Origin: Built on Latin mendum ‘a fault, flaw’.
Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry mendum, p. 1132 · dictionary scan
Roots
- mendum, -ī Latin “a fault, flaw”
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