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AMENDED
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Modified for the better
Example:
his amended ways
Classified under:
Similar:
better ((comparative of 'good') superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Of legislation
Classified under:
Similar:
revised (altered or revised by rephrasing or by adding or deleting material)
Antonym:
unamended ((of legislation) not amended)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
Past simple / past participle of the verb amend
Context examples:
While their results predicted all stars were born as binaries, they amended their conclusion to take into account limitations in their model by saying most stars formed inside the dense cores of dust clouds are born with a partner.
(Our Sun Could Have Been Born With an Evil Twin Called "Nemesis", The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
NOTE(S): The term Amendment needs to be disambiguated since it sometimes refers to the amended version of the protocol (BRIDG's StudyProtocolDocumentVersion) and other times refers to the summary of changes (BRIDG's AmendmentChangeSummary) that are applied to a protocol to create a new version of the protocol.
(Amendment Change Summary Version Document, NCI Thesaurus/BRIDG)
The Panel is governed by the provisions of Public Law 92-463, as amended (5 U.S.C. Appendix 2).
(NCI Special Emphasis Panel, NCI Thesaurus)
Sir Nigel had said that his birth was high enough for any lady, if his fortune could but be amended.
(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
"I can make good on the income, but the other things have to be made good for—" He almost said "you," then amended his sentence to, "have to be made good for one."
(Martin Eden, by Jack London)
“I have been robbed, sir,” I amended.
(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)
“I would fain try my hand at it, for, by the black rood! I think that it might be amended.”
(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
She had intended saying "awful," but she amended it to "is not particularly good."
(Martin Eden, by Jack London)
“At least, that’s our name for it,” I amended.
(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)
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