amended

adjective

amend·​ed ə-ˈmen-dəd 

: changed or modified especially to make a correction or improvement

filed an amended tax return

… the House passed the amended bill …

—Paul K. Longmore

Dig a hole … . Amend the backfill soil with 50 percent peat, set the plant in the hole, fill in with the amended soil, and mulch well around the plant.

—Jim McCausland

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for amended

• appended
• ascended
• attended
• befriended
• commended
• contended
• defended
• depended
• descended
• distended
• emended
• expended