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See Also:

• past tense form of amend.
• past participle of amend.

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

Derived Forms

• unamended
  adjective
• well-amended
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of amended

amend ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

Explanation

Something that's been changed or revised is amended. An amended version of your English paper has been rewritten or edited in some way. An amended piece of writing is fixed, and an amended opinion is improved in some way. An amended speech might be modified so it's more focused than it was, and an amended viewpoint has shifted in some way. You'll often hear about amended laws or ordinances — these have also been changed, usually to make sure they're fair. You could even say that the US Constitution is an amended document, as it's been altered by many amendments over the years.

Related Words

• cooked
• corrected
• modified
• transformed
• updated