🇵🇹Portuguese Source WordCode: PT

Emendador

Pronunciation / Transliteration: e-men-da-dor

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Amender/əˈmɛndər/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #15000 frequency
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🇵🇹 Example Sentence in Portuguese:

"O emendador revisou o texto para corrigir erros."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A person who makes corrections or improvements to something.

    "The amender reviewed the document to ensure all errors were corrected before publication."
  2. 2

    A person who proposes changes to a legal document or legislation.

    "As an amender of the bill, she suggested several key changes to enhance its effectiveness."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'amender' derives from the Middle English 'amenden', which comes from the Old French 'amender', meaning 'to correct or improve'. The root can be traced back to the Latin 'emendare', which means 'to free from faults'. Over time, the meaning has evolved to refer specifically to someone who makes corrections or improvements.

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