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amends
[ uh-mendz ]
noun
(used with a singular or plural verb)
- reparation or compensation for a loss, damage, or injury of any kind; recompense.
Synonyms: restitution, redress
- Obsolete. improvement; recovery, as of health.
amends
/ əˈmɛndz /
noun
- functioning as singular recompense or compensation given or gained for some injury, insult, etc
to make amends
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Word History and Origins
Origin of amends1
C13: from Old French amendes fines, from amende compensation, from amender to emend
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Idioms
- make amends, to compensate, as for an injury, loss, or insult:
I tried to make amends for the misunderstanding by sending her flowers.
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