amended

[uh-men-did]

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.

verb

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

Other Word Forms

• unamended adjective
• well-amended adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of amended¹

amend ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

At a meeting of the full council on Wednesday, councillors voted for an amended motion from Reform UK County Councillor Joel Tetlow which removed the word 'fracking' and replaced it with 'extracting shale gas'.

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Seeking a change, Congress amended the law to allow legal challenges when discrimination results in minority voters having “less opportunity ... to elect representatives of their choice.”

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It originally called for policyholders suffering total losses to get 100% of their personal property coverage limits up front, but it was opposed by the insurance industry and amended.

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The plan, heavily amended by Israel and presented to Hamas by the Qatari prime minister and Egypt’s spy chief, looked nothing like what Hayya had been led to expect, officials familiar with the discussions said.

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Clarification 19 August: This article was amended to make clear that in mentioning Letby's defenders we were referring to those experts working with her defence team.

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