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amend
/əˈmɛnd/
verb
To change the wording of a law or document to improve it.
- “Lawmakers voted to amend the rules on public parking.”Toofey
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Source: Written for Toofey (original); IPA generated with eSpeak NG (GPL-3.0 (software))