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reamended

a·mend
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [uh-mend]
    • /əˈmɛnd/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [uh-mend]
    • /əˈmɛnd/

Definitions of reamended word

  • verb with object reamended to alter, modify, rephrase, or add to or subtract from (a motion, bill, constitution, etc.) by formal procedure: Congress may amend the proposed tax bill. 1
  • verb with object reamended to change for the better; improve: to amend one's ways. Synonyms: ameliorate, better. Antonyms: worsen. 1
  • verb with object reamended to remove or correct faults in; rectify. 1
  • verb without object reamended to grow or become better by reforming oneself: He amends day by day. Synonyms: improve, ameliorate. Antonyms: worsen. 1

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Origin of reamended

First appearance:

before 1175
One of the 8% oldest English words
1175-1225; Middle English amenden < Old French amender < Latin ēmendāre “to correct,” equivalent to ē- e-1 + mend(a) “blemish” + -āre infinitive suffix

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Parts of speech for Reamended

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

reamended popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

reamended usage trend in Literature

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