1 make minor improvements in (a text or a written proposal).
2 correct an error or errors in (a document).
3 make better; improve.
Usage:
Often confused with emend, a more technical word used in the context of textual correction.
Derivatives:
amendable adj. amender n.
Etymology: ME f. OF amender ult. f. L emendare EMEND
Useful english dictionary. 2012.