Dictionary entries for 'amendment'

Synonyms

a·mend·ment (ə-mĕnd́mənt)

noun

The act of changing for the better; improvement: “Society may sometimes show signs of repentance and amendment” (George G. Coulton)
A correction or alteration, as in a manuscript.
1. The process of formally altering or adding to a document or record.
2. A statement of such an alteration or addition: The 19th Amendment to the Constitution gave women the right to vote.
A material, such as organic matter or sand, mixed into soil to improve growing conditions.