amends
n.
compensation; atonement
amend
v.
change, alter; improve; improve oneself
Amends
amends
Noun
1. a sum of money paid in compensation for loss or injury
(synonym) damages, indemnity, indemnification, restitution, redress
(hypernym) compensation
(hyponym) relief
2. something done or paid in expiation of a wrong; "how can I make amends"
(synonym) reparation
(hypernym) expiation, atonement, propitiation
amend
Verb
1. make amendments to; "amend the document"
(hypernym) revise
(derivation) amendment
2. to make better; "The editor improved the manuscript with his changes"
(synonym) better, improve, ameliorate, meliorate
(hypernym) change, alter, modify
(hyponym) relieve, alleviate, palliate, assuage
(cause) better, improve, ameliorate, meliorate
(verb-group) better, improve, ameliorate, meliorate
3. set straight or right; "remedy these deficiencies"; "rectify the inequities in salaries"; "repair an oversight"
(synonym) rectify, remediate, remedy, repair
(hypernym) correct, rectify, right
Amends
(n. sing. & pl.)
Compensation for a loss or injury; recompense; reparation.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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