amender

== English == === Etymology === From amend +‎ -er. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -ɛndə(ɹ) === Noun === amender (plural amenders) One who amends. ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === Meander, renamed, Deerman, Ramdeen, enarmed, reamend, Merenda, meänder, reedman, meander == French == === Etymology === From Old French amender, from Latin ēmendāre (“to free from faults, correct, improve, remedy, amend, revise, cure”), from ex (“from, out of”) + mendum (“fault”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /a.mɑ̃.de/ === Verb === amender (transitive) to amend (transitive) to improve (e.g. land, conduct) (transitive, figuratively) to mend (one's ways), reform ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “amender”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 === Anagrams === méandre, méandré == Middle French == === Etymology === Old French amender < Latin ēmendō. === Verb === amender to improve 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 (Jersey) to improve == Old French == === Etymology === Latin ēmendāre (“to free from faults, correct, improve, remedy, amend, revise, cure”). The prefixes a- and es- are often used interchangeably in Old French. === Verb === amender to correct; to set right to fix; to repair (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.