amend Copy link Outline A. Trans.I. To free from error, correct1. corrĭgo, rexi, rectum, 32. ēmendo, 1B. Intrans. • amend: A. Trans.: I. To free from error, correct: 1. corrĭgo, rexi, rectum, 3: it is easier to blame what is past than to a. it, praeterita magis reprehendi possunt quam corrigi, Liv.: to a. a speech, orationem c., Cic.: to a. the morals of a community, mores civitatis c., Cic. 2. ēmendo, 1: to a. a law, legem e., Suet.: to a. a vicious custom, consuetudinem vitiosam e., Cic.: to a. the vices of youth, vitia adolescentiae e., Nep.: v. to correct, improve. B. Intrans.: v. to mend, improve.