amended

American  

[uh-men-did] / əˈmɛn dɪd /

adjective

1. (of a motion, regulation, bill, etc.) altered, rephrased, etc., by a formal procedure.

   The amended legislation includes new provisions that will help reduce costs to consumers in the insurance marketplace.

2. (of behavior, attitude, etc.) changed for the better; improved.

   The priest's unconditional love inspired many prison inmates to live amended lives.

3. corrected or rectified.

   When the IRS rejected the unsigned form, the couple filed an amended tax return.

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verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of amend.

Other Word Forms

• unamended adjective
• well-amended adjective

Etymology

Origin of amended

amend ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

The regulations came into force in November 2022 when the Police, Courts, Sentencing and Crime Act amended the Road Traffic Act of 1988.

From BBC

Discovery’s rejection of the amended Paramount bid is doubt over the reliability of Paramount’s financing and its ability to close the transaction, Warner Bros.

From The Wall Street Journal

It amended its proposal weeks later, seeking to address concerns about the sizable debt financing required for the offer.

From Barron's

The entertainment giant told shareholders to reject an amended hostile bid from Paramount Skydance in favor of a superior offer from Netflix.

From Barron's

Paramount’s amended bid included a personal guarantee from billionaire Larry Ellison, the father of Paramount Chief Executive David Ellison, for $40.4 billion of equity financing.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• cooked
• corrected
• modified
• transformed
• updated