amendment

[uh-mend-muhnt]

noun

1. the act of amending or the state of being amended.

2. an alteration of or addition to a motion, bill, constitution, etc.

3. a change made by correction, addition, or deletion.

   The editors made few amendments to the manuscript.

4. Horticulture.,  a soil-conditioning substance that promotes plant growth indirectly by improving such soil qualities as porosity, moisture retention, and pH balance.

amendment

/ əˈmɛndmənt /

noun

1. the act of amending; correction

2. an addition, alteration, or improvement to a motion, document, etc

Other Word Forms

• nonamendment noun
• proamendment adjective
• reamendment noun
• self-amendment noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of amendment¹

First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English word from Old French word amendement. See amend, -ment

Example Sentences

In the late 1860s, America thus adopted a constitutional amendment to settle the matter conclusively.

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Except in 2016 she urged Congress to propose a constitutional amendment to nullify Citizens United v.

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When Arab leaders saw the final version of the plan, they were surprised to find it had bypassed many of their changes and featured a number of amendments that they opposed.

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Certainly, some of the criticisms of the original law apply equally to the amendment that covers XL bullies - including the point of the view that the most irresponsible owners don't bother to comply with it.

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The amendment says: “All persons born or naturalized in the United States and subject to the jurisdiction thereof are citizens of the United States.”

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Related Words

• act 
• bill 
• clause 
• measure 
• modification 
• motion 
• revision 
• suggestion