English

Noun

amender ‎(plural amenders)

1. One who amends.

Translations

Anagrams

• meander, renamed

French

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.mɑ̃.de/

Verb

amender

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

Conjugation

Derived terms

Anagrams

• méandre, méandré

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.