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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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Amend, v. [Early ME. amende, OF. amender.]

1. tr. To set right; to improve in character or condition; to make better.1375 Barb. xii. 378 (all sall amendit be); xx. 316 (na thing mycht amendit be). 1409 Exch. R. IV. p. ccx. (the party sal ask the thingis to be refourmit and amendit). 1424 Acts II. 6/1 (that the king ger amende the moné). 1456 Hay I. 255/25 (of all realmes till amend the governaunce). c1500-c1512 Dunb. xxviii. 10 (that God mismakkis ȝe do amend). c1552 Lynd. Mon. 73 (thir Iowis na thing thair lyfe amendit). 1622-6 Bisset II. 242/11 (the maister may amend his schip).

b. To bring (a person) into a better condition or circumstances; to make amends to.a1400 Leg. S. i. 324 (to confourt thé and till amende). 1449 Melville Chart. 33 (gife A. be scathit mar than amendit or beterit). 1513 Doug. viii. iii. 178 (I sal ȝou with my gudis amend). 1545 Doug. Corr. 154 (the Frenche King hes bein sore seyke; hie is veille amendit). 1581 Lanark B. Rec. 83 (to find cauischon to amend the pairtie).

2. To make amends for (an offence, aggression, etc.).1386 Rotuli Sc. II. 85/2 (the lordes sal gar it be amendyt, as far forth as they trespasse). c1420 Wynt. v. 3670 (quhill thi trespas amendyt be). 1456 Hay I. 205/25 (quhill that fault war amendit). c1500-c1512 Dunb. lxxxiv. 48 (for to amend my mys). a1578 Pitsc. I. 14/21 (he stoppit vtheris that wald haue amendit thair offences).

b. absol. To make amends.1456 Hay I. 287/16 (and [= if] he lykis nocht till amend). c1500 Fyve Bestes 279 (for till amend als oft as ȝe do mys). 1560 Rolland Seven S. 283/33 (amendis now na greting). 1570 Leslie 94 (sen his brek we haif required him to amend).

c. tr. To make good. 1444-5 Peebles B. Rec. 10.
Gif it hapynnis ony of the anowrnments to be analyit ... he sal amend thaim

3. intr. To become better; to improve.c1460 Wisd. Sol. 730 (quhen he seis thai wyll nocht amend). a1500 Henr. Fab. 769 (exhortand folk to amend). 1560 Rolland Seven S. 190/30 (the cruell mind in na sort culd amend).

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