amendment
noun /əˈmend.mənt/Definition
C2 [U or C] a change or changes made to the words of a text: He insisted that the book did not need amendment. I've made a few last-minute amendments to the article. Presidential power was reduced by a constitutional amendment in 1991.Legislation and law-makingAdapting and modifying ChangingAdapting and attuning to something › [C] a change to a law that is not yet in operation and is still being discussed: An amendment to the bill was agreed without a vote.Legislation and law-making
(Definition of amendment noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- acclimatize verb
- accommodate verb (SUIT)
- adapt verb (BECOME FAMILIAR)
- adapt verb (CHANGE)
- adaptable adjective
- adjustable adjective
- adjustment noun (BECOMING FAMILIAR)
- amend verb
- chameleon noun (PERSON)
- change with/keep up with/move with the times idiom
- configure verb
- modification noun (CHANGE)
- modification noun (LANGUAGE)
- pliant adjective (PERSON)
- put sth back phrasal verb (OF CLOCK)
- put sth forward phrasal verb
- revision noun (CHANGE)
- turn the tables on sb idiom
- twist verb (CHANGE)
- write sb out of sth phrasal verb
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