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Amended

Definitions: Amended

Amended

Adjective

1. Of legislation.

2. Modified for the better; "his amended ways".

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Date "amended" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1350. (references)


Antonym: unamended (adj). (additional references)

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Crosswords: Amended

English words defined with "amended": -ableamended returnrevisedunamended. (references)
Specialty definitions using "amended": Administrative Procedure Act, Agricultural Act of 1970, Agriculture and Food Act of 1981, Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, Alaska Native village, Amended Hague Rules, ANCSA, ANRC, Appliance StandardsBiodieselCALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT, Cargo Preference Act, Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act of 1983, Caribbean Basin Initiative, Carriage of Goods by Sea Act 1971, Child Nutrition Act of 1966, Commodity Distribution Reform Act and WIC Amendments of 1987, Commodity Supplemental Food Program, Completed exposure pathway, Conservation compliance, Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act of 1961, CONTRACT CLERK, contract consultant, contract technician, Crop insuranceDo Pass As Amended, Double JoinEmergency Food Assistance Act of 1983, Emergency Food Assistance and Soup Kitchen-Food Bank Program, Endangered Species ActFarm Credit Act of 1971, Farm Credit System, Farm Operating Loans, Farm ownership loans, Fast track authority, Federal home heating and cooling assistance program, Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act, Federal Meat Inspection Act of 1906, FIPS, Food Security Act of 1985, Forestry Incentive ProgramGood samaritan lawsHawaiian home land, Horse Protection Act, Housing Act of 1949, Hunger Prevention Act of 1988INCOTERMS, Irrevocable Letter of Credit, ISO 9735jumbo certificatelaw clerk, legal aid, locatable mineralsMarketing orders and agreements, Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918, Montreal Protocol, Multiple useNational Forest Management Act of 1976, National School Lunch ActOptional flex acreagePackers and Stockyards Act of 1921, Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act of 1930, Permanent law, Poultry Products Inspection Act of 1957, Privacy ActReclamation Act of 1902, Reclamation fund, Registry Date, Resource Conservation and Recovery Actsalable minerals, Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act of 1936, Spot Bill, State technical committee, Super 301, Superfund, Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act, SwampbusterTariff Act of 1930, Taylor Grazing Act of 1934, Temporary Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983, Trade Adjustment AssistanceUnited States Grain Standards Act of 1916Wool and mohair commodity programs. (references)
Etymologies containing "amended": Amend. (references)

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Commercial Usage: Amended

DomainTitle

Books

  • Amended Return (reference)

  • English Mexican Federal Labor Law: Amended through June, 2001 (reference)

  • Federal Rules of Civil Procedure: As Amended to June 22, 2001, 2001-2002 Educational Edition (reference)

  • Florida Rules of Civil Procedure: As Amended Through January 1, 2001 (reference)

  • Illinois School Code 2002: Reprinted from the Illinois Compiled Statutes Annotated and 2002 Cumulative Supplement As Amended Through the 2001 legisla (reference)

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Periodicals

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Photo Album: Amended

ThumbnailDescription & Credit

This act signed December 23, 1971, amended the Public Health Service Act. It strengthened the National Cancer Institute and the National Institutes of Health so that they could more effectively carry out the national effort against cancer.Credit: Unknown photographer/artist.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Familiar Quotations: Amended

AuthorQuotation

Baltasar Gracian

Little said is soon amended. There is always time to add a word, never to withdraw one.

Benjamin Franklin

Tomorrow every fault is to be amended; but tomorrow never comes.

Francois De La Rochefoucauld

Weakness of character is the only defect which cannot be amended.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Historic Usage: Amended

AuthorDateQuotation

John Locke

1690

Nor let any one think, this lays a perpetual foundation for disorder; for this operates not, till the inconveniency is so great, that the majority feel it, and are weary of it, and find a necessity to have it amended. (Second Treatise of Government)

Treaty of Versailles

1919

Subject to the provisions of the present Treaty this Annex may be amended by the unanimous decision of the Governments represented from time to time upon the Commission. (reference)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Use in Literature: Amended

TitleAuthorQuote

King Richard III

Shakespeare, William

Look what is done cannot be now amended.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Non-Fiction Usage: Amended

SubjectTopicQuote

Business

Protection of copyrights in Sweden is governed by Law No. 729 of 1960 as amended. (references)

The conditions for obtaining the Trade License are set out in Act No. 455/1991, as later amended. (references)

This policy has not been officially altered or amended to date, although the interpretation of it has changed. (references)

Children

Hong Kong

The Buildings Ordinance as amended updated design requirements. (references)

Malaysia

By year's end, it was not possible to verify whether building by-laws had been amended. (references)

Slovak Republic

The Penal Code was amended in September 1999 to include a provision outlawing child pornography. (references)

Civil Liberties

Poland

The 1997 Aliens Act, amended during the year, addresses immigration issues. (references)

Belgium

Also in 2000, Parliament amended the nationality code to facilitate the acquisition of Belgian citizenship. (references)

Moldova

In July Parliament amended the Press Law to prohibit funding or support of Moldovan publications by foreign governments. (references)

Discrimination

Romania

The Senate and the Chamber of Deputies passed the ordinance during the year, but the Chamber amended it to exclude sexual orientation as a basis for discrimination, while the Senate passed it unchanged. (references)

Economic History

El Salvador

This law was amended in July 2001. (references)

Belgium

In 1970, the Constitution was amended. (references)

Human Rights

Hong Kong

Since 1998 58 laws have been amended to encompass the State specifically. (references)

Taiwan

If the charges are amended subsequently, the police must inform the suspect. (references)

Yugoslavia

The Serbian Republic has amended its criminal law to strengthen provisions prohibiting acts of torture. (references)

Indigenous People

Australia

The ATSIC stated that the amended act provided gains for Aboriginal people but still contains "substantial pain" for native title claimants. (references)

Australia

Aboriginal groups continue to express concern that the amended act limits the future ability of Aboriginal people to protect their property rights. (references)

Taiwan

The National Assembly amended the Constitution in 1992 and again in 1997 to upgrade the status of aboriginal people, protect their right of political participation, and to ensure their cultural, educational, and business development. (references)

Minorities

Hungary

During the summer of 2000, laws on the tenancy of flats were amended to ease administrative procedures for evicting squatters. (references)

Moldova

After coming to power in February, the new Communist majority in Parliament amended several laws that strengthened the use of Russian without making it an official language. (references)

Estonia

In 1998 the Citizenship Law was amended to grant citizenship to stateless children born to legally resident stateless parents after February 26, 1992 (upon the parents' or guardians' application). (references)

Political Economy

REPUBLIC OF KOREA

Recently, Korea amended its Computer Programs Protection Act (again). (references)

NIGERIA

This act was amended in 1999 to include video rental and security devices. (references)

Belarus

According to its amended Constitution, Belarus is a republic with a directly elected President. (references)

Political Rights

Congo

The draft was amended by the CNT before its approval. (references)

Kuwait

The Assembly extensively amended many Amiri proposals in 2000 and during the year. (references)

Zimbabwe

In April the Government amended the PPFA to prohibit foreign funding for political parties. (references)

Trade

Egypt

Amended stickers for dates are not acceptable. (references)

Egypt

Law 118 of the Year 1975 on Import and Export Regulations amended up to March 1999. (references)

Canada

All federal government reservations were listed during negotiations and cannot be amended. (references)

Women

Malaysia

Four states extended the provisions of the amended bill to Muslim mothers. (references)

Israel and the occupied territories

In June the Knesset amended the law to simplify the definition of rape as a crime. (references)

Malaysia

The Guardianship of Women's and Infants Act was amended in 1999 to give mothers equal parental rights. (references)

Worker Rights

Burkina Faso

The Labor Code has been amended several times during the past decade. (references)

Ecuador

In June 2000, Congress amended the Criminal Code to strengthen sentences for furnishing or utilizing false documents and for alien smuggling. (references)

Peru

The main union confederations criticize the Employment Promotion Act, amended in 1995 and 1996, for restricting the rights of workers, including the freedom of association. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

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Speeches: Amended

SpeakerTermPhrase(s)

Abraham Lincoln

1861-1865I can not be ignorant of the fact that many worthy and patriotic citizens are desirous of having the National Constitution amended.

Benjamin Harrison

1889-1893Our naturalization laws should be so amended as to make the inquiry into the character and good disposition of persons applying for citizenship more careful and searching.

Jimmy Carter

1977-1981The Social Security system was amended to eliminate the widow's penalty and a comprehensive study of discriminatory provisions and possible changes was presented to Congress.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Usage Frequency: Amended

"Amended" is generally used as a lexical verb (past participle) -- approximately 61.56% of the time. "Amended" is used about 782 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)
Parts of SpeechPercentUsage per
100 Million Words
Rank in English
Lexical Verb (past participle)61.56%48112,374
Adjective (general or positive)20.82%16324,498
Lexical Verb (past tense)17.11%13427,488
Noun (proper)0.51%4175,879
                    Total100.00%782N/A

Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Expression: Amended

Expressions using "amended": Amended Hague Rules amended return. Additional references.

Hypenated Usage

Ending with "amended": re-amended.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translations: Amended

Language Translations for "amended"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Arabic 

  

‏معدل (adapted, improved, rate). (various references)

   

Chinese 

  

修正 (Amend, Amending, Correctional, revision). (various references)

   

Danish

  

aendret forslag (amended proposal), konsolidering af ændrede fællesskabetsretakter (to produce consolidated texts of amended Community legislation), indsigelse mod skatteansættelse i forbindelse med fejlagtig skatteberegning (amended return, corrected return), ændret ansøgning bekendtgøres (publication of an amended application), ændret afgørelse (amended decision), ændrede kurser (amended rates). (various references)

   

Dutch

  

aanvullend verdrag van 26 februari 1966 bij het internationaal verdrag van 25 februari 1961 betreffende het vervoer van reizigers en bagage per spoor(CIV)inzake de aansprakelijkheid van de spoorwegen voor dood en letsel van reizigers,gewijzigd bij protoco (amended by Protocol II of 9 November 1973 of the Diplomatic Conference for the entry into force of the CIM and CIV International Agreements of 7 February 1970 concerning the extension of the period of validity of the Supplementary Convention of 26 Februar, Supplementary Convention of 26 February 1966 to the International Convention of 25 February 1961 concerning the carriage of passengers and luggage by rail(CIV)on the liability of railways for death on injury to passengers), aangifte van wijziging (amended return, corrected return), publikatie van een gewijzigde aanvrage (publication of an amended application), instandhouding van het octrooi in gewijzigde vorm (patent maintained in amended form), gewijzigde koersen (amended rates), gewijzigde beschikking (amended decision), gewijzigd voorstel (amended proposal), consolidering van gewijzigde wetgevende besluiten van de Gemeenschap (to produce consolidated texts of amended Community legislation). (various references)

   

Finnish

  

korjaava veroilmoitus (amended return, corrected return). (various references)

   

French

  

amendés, amendées, amendée, amendâmes, amendèrent. (various references)

   

German

  

berichtigte (rectified), berichtigt (rectifies). (various references)

   

Greek 

  

καταστατικό όπως τροποποιήθηκε (amended Articles of Agreement, Articles of agreement as amended), όπως τροποποιήθηκε (as amended), τροποποιημένη πρόταση (amended proposal), τροποποιημένοι συντελεστές (amended rates), τροποποιηθείσα απόφαση (amended decision), οριστικοποίηση των τροποποιημένων κοινοτικών νομοθετικών πράξεων (to produce consolidated texts of amended Community legislation), δημοσίευση τροποποιημένης αίτησης (publication of an amended application). (various references)

   

Italian

  

tassi modificati (amended rates), pubblicazione di una domanda modificata (publication of an amended application), proposta modificata (amended proposal), dichiarazione di rettifica (amended return, corrected return), decisione modificata (amended decision), consolidamento degli atti legislativi comunitari modificati (to produce consolidated texts of amended Community legislation). (various references)

   

Korean 

  

수 하" (revised). (various references)

   

Manx

  

lhiasit (corrected, cultured, dunged, manured, recompensed, repaired). (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

amendeday

   

Portuguese

  

taxas alteradas (amended rates), publicação de um pedido modificado (publication of an amended application), proposta alterada (amended proposal), decisão alterada (amended decision), consolidação dos actos legislativos comunitários alterados (to produce consolidated texts of amended Community legislation). (various references)

   

Russian 

  

корректировать (adjusted, correct, proofread). (various references)

   

Spanish

  

tipos modificados (amended rates), publicación de una solicitud modificada (publication of an amended application), propuesta modificada (amended proposal), en su forma modificado (as amended), declaración rectificatoria (amended return, corrected return), decisión modificada (amended decision), Convenio Constitutivo vigente (amended Articles of Agreement, Articles of agreement as amended), Convenio Constitutivo enmendado (amended Articles of Agreement, Articles of agreement as amended), consolidación de los actos legislativos comunitarios modificados (to produce consolidated texts of amended Community legislation). (various references)

   

Swedish

  

korrigerat. (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Bible Trace: Amended

LanguageDateSourceMatthew Chapter 12, Verse 41
Greek (transliterated)250 BCSeptuagintAndreV nineuitai anasthsontai en th krisei meta thV geneaV tauthV kai katakrinousin authn oti metenohsan eiV to khrugma iwna kai idou pleion iwna wde
Latin405VulgateViri ninevitae surgent in iudicio cum generatione ista et condemnabunt eam quia paenitentiam egerunt in praedicatione Ionae et ecce plus quam Iona hic
Old English990West SaxonNiniueissce weres ariseð on dome midþisse cneornysse & hyo niðeriað hyo. for-þanþe hyo dyden dead-bote on Ionases bodiunge.& þes ys mare þanne Ionas.
Middle English1395WyclifMen of Nynyue schulen rise in doom with this generacioun, and schulen condempne it; for thei diden penaunce in the prechyng of Jonas, and lo! here a gretter than Jonas.
Renaissance English1526TyndaleThe men of Ninivie shall rise at the daye of iugdement with this nacion and condemne them: for they amended at ye preachinge of Ionas. And beholde a greater then Ionas is here.
Jacobean English1611King JamesThe men of Nineveh shall rise in judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: because they repented at the preaching of Jonas; and, behold, a greater than Jonas is here.
Victorian English1833WebsterThe men of Nineveh shall rise in judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: because they repented at the preaching of Jonah; and behold, a greater than Jonah is here.
Basic English1964OgdenThe men of Nineveh will come up in the day of judging and give their decision against this generation: because they were turned from their sins at the preaching of Jonah; and now a greater than Jonah is here.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Matched Bible Translations: Amended

LanguageMatthew Chapter 12, Verse 41
CebuanoAng mga tawo sa Ninive mobangon ra unya sa adlaw sa hukom uban niining kaliwatana ug magahukom niini sa silot; kay sila nanaghinulsol tungod sa pagwali ni Jonas, ug tan-awa, ania dinhi karoy labaw pa kay kang Jonas.
CroatianNinivljani æe ustati na Sudu zajedno s ovim naraštajem i osuditi ga jer se oni na propovijed Joninu obratiše, a evo, ovdje je i više od Jone!
DanishMænd fra Ninive skulle opstå ved Dommen sammen med denne Slægt og fordømme den; thi de omvendte sig ved Jonas's Prædiken; og se, her er mere end Jonas.
DutchDe mannen van Nineve zullen opstaan in het oordeel met dit geslacht, en zullen hetzelve veroordelen; want zij hebben zich bekeerd op de prediking van Jonas; en ziet, meer dan Jona is hier!
FinnishNiiniven miehet nousevat tuomiolle yhdessä tämän sukupolven kanssa ja tulevat sille tuomioksi; sillä he tekivät parannuksen Joonaan saarnan vaikutuksesta, ja katso, tässä on enempi kuin Joonas.
FrenchLes hommes de Ninive se lèveront, au jour du jugement, avec cette génération et la condamneront, parce qu`ils se repentirent la prédication de Jonas; et voici, il y a ici plus que Jonas.
GermanDie Leute von Ninive werden auftreten am Jüngsten Gericht mit diesem Geschlecht und werden es verdammen; denn sie taten Buße nach der Predigt des Jona. Und siehe, hier ist mehr denn Jona.
Haitian CreoleJou jijman an, moun lavil Neniv yo va leve kanpe, y'a fè kondannen moun alèkile yo. Paske yo menm, yo te tounen vin jwenn Bondye lè Jonas te fè yo konnen mesaj li a. Men, isit la gen bagay ki pi konsekan pase Jonas.
Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hariPada Hari Kiamat, penduduk Niniwe akan bangkit bersama orang-orang zaman ini dan menuduh mereka. Sebab orang-orang Niniwe itu bertobat dari dosa-dosa mereka, ketika Yunus berkhotbah kepada mereka. Tetapi di sini sekarang ada yang lebih besar daripada Yunus!
Indonesian-Terjemahan LamaMaka pada hari kiamat orang Niniwe akan berbangkit bersama-sama dengan bangsa ini dan akan menyalahkan dia, karena mereka itu sudah bertobat menurut pengajaran Yunus; maka sesungguhnya di sini ada seorang yang lebih besar daripada Yunus.
Manx GaelicNee deiney Nineveh girree seose ayns briwnys, as y cheeloghe shoh y gheyrey, er-yn-oyr dy ghow ad arrys ec preacheil Yonas, as cur-my-ner, ta fer syrjey na Jonas ayns shoh.
MaoriE ara nga tangata o Ninewe me tenei whakatupuranga i te whakawakanga, e whakatau i te he ki a ratou: i ripeneta hoki ratou i te kauwhau a Hona; a tenei tetahi he nui ki i a Hona.
NorwegianNinives menn skal stå op på dommens dag sammen med denne slekt og fordømme den; for de omvendte sig ved Jonas' forkynnelse, og se, her er mere enn Jonas.
PortugueseOs ninivitas se levantarão no juízo com esta geração, e a condenarão; porque se arrependeram com a pregação de Jonas. E eis aqui quem é maior do que Jonas.   
RumanianBqrbayii din Ninive se vor scula alqturi de neamul acesta, kn ziua judecqyii, wi -l vor oskndi, pentru cq ei s`au pocqit la propovqduirea lui Iona; wi iatq cq aici este Unul mai mare deckt Iona.
ShuarJunás Níniwi péprunmaya shuaran Yus-Chichaman etserkamtai nu shuar ni tunaarin Enentáimtusar ni Enentáin Yapajiáwarmiayi. Tura jui Yamái Junasa nankaamas etserin Pujawai.wiitjai nusha, tura anturkachuitrume. Tuma asamtai nekapsatin tsawant jeamtai Níniwinmaya shuar Juyá shuaran Súmamtikiawartatui.'
SwahiliWatu wa Ninewi watatokea siku ya hukumu, nao watakihukumu kizazi hiki kwamba kina hatia. Maana Waninewi walitubu kwa sababu ya mahubiri ya Yona, na kumbe hapa kuna kikuu kuliko Yona!
SwedishNinevitiska män skola vid domen träda fram tillsammans med detta släkte och bliva det till dom. Ty de gjorde bättring vid Jonas' predikan; och se, här är vad som är mer än Jonas.
UmaHi Eo Kiama mpai', pue' ngata Niniwe rapotuwu' nculii' hangkaa-ngkania hante koi' to tuwu' tempo toi, pai' -ra mpotudo' sala' -ni. Apa' hira', medea-ramo-rana ngkai jeko' -ra kampo'epe-ra pololita nabi Yunus. Hiaa' ria-mi hi laintongo' -ni to meliu kabohe tuwu' -na ngkai nabi Yunus, aga uma oa' nipangala' lolita-na.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Derivations & Misspellings: Amended

Derivations

Words ending with "amended": unamended. (additional references)


Misspellings

"Amended" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: abended, agendle, agented, Alende, Amande, amanded, amando, Amedee, amendes, amendum, ammended, Atengdem, Avenidad, Awenydd, Majendie. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Rhyming with "Amended"

# of Phoneme MatchesPronunciationWord(s) rhyming with "amended" (pronounced ume"ndud)
7u m e" n d u dcommended, recommended, unamended.
6-m e" n d u dmended.
5-e" n d u dappended, apprehended, ascended, attended, befriended, bended, blended, comprehended, contended, defended, depended, descended, distended, ended, expended, extended, fended, intended, offended, overextended, pretended, splendid, suspended, tended, transcended, trended, unattended, unintended.
4-n d u dabounded, astounded, backhanded, banded, blinded, bonded, bounded, branded, candid, commanded, compounded, confounded, corresponded, demanded, disbanded, dumbfounded, evenhanded, expanded, expounded, founded, funded, grounded, handed, hounded, impounded, landed, masterminded, minded, overfunded, pounded, propounded, rebounded, refunded, remanded, reminded, reprimanded, rescinded, responded, rounded, sanded, seconded, sounded, stranded, surrounded, unbounded, unbranded, underfunded, underhanded, unfounded, unfunded, winded, wounded.
3-d u dabided, acceded, accorded, added, afforded, aided, alluded, applauded, avoided, awarded, barricaded, beaded, bearded, bedded, beheaded, bladed, blindfolded, blindsided, blockaded, blooded, boarded, bombarded, braided, breaded, broadsided, brooded, carded, cascaded, ceded, chided, clouded, coded, coincided, collided, colluded, conceded, concluded, confided, corded, corroded, crowded, decided, deeded, defrauded, degraded, deluded, denuded, derided, discarded, disregarded, dissuaded, divided, downgraded, downloaded, dreaded, eluded, embedded, encoded, enshrouded, eroded, evaded, exceeded, excluded, exploded, extruded, exuded, faded, feuded, fielded, flooded, folded, forwarded, gilded, glided, goaded, graded, guarded, guided, hardheaded, headed, heeded, heralded, herded, hoarded, homesteaded, hooded, imbedded, impeded, imploded, included, interceded, intruded, invaded, jaded, kidded, larded, lauded, leaded, lightheaded, loaded, lopsided, melded, misguided, molded, muddleheaded, needed, nodded, outmoded, overcrowded, overloaded, padded, paraded, persuaded, pervaded, pleaded, plodded, preceded, precluded, prerecorded, presided, prided, proceeded, prodded, provided, raided, railroaded, receded, recorded, redheaded, regarded, reloaded, remolded, resided, retarded, rewarded, safeguarded, scalded, scolded, seceded, secluded, seeded, serenaded, shaded, shepherded, shielded, shredded, shrouded, sided, skidded, sordid, spearheaded, speeded, stampeded, studded, subdivided, subsided, succeeded, superseded, threaded, traded, unaided, undecided, undivided, unexploded, unfolded, unguarded, unheeded, unheralded, unimpeded, unleaded, unloaded, unneeded, unrecorded, upbraided, upgraded, voided, wadded, waded, warded, wedded, weeded, welded, wielded, wooded, worded, wrongheaded, yielded.

Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

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Anagrams: Amended

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "a-d-d-e-e-m-n"

-1 letter: damned, deaden, deaned, demand, demean, madden, mended.

-2 letters: adeem, admen, amend, edema, emend, ended, enema, maned, menad, named.

-3 letters: amen, dame, damn, dead, dean, deed, deem, deme, dene, made, mane, mead, mean, meed, mend, name, need, neem, nema.

-4 letters: add, and, ane, dad, dam, dee, den, eme, end, mad, mae, man, med, men, nae.

 Words containing the letters "a-d-d-e-e-m-n"
 

+1 letter: bedamned, bemadden, damneder, dampened, demanded, demander, demeaned, maddened, redemand, remanded.

 

+2 letters: bemaddens, damnedest, demanders, emendated, endamaged, maundered, meandered, redemands, unamended, undreamed.

 

+3 letters: bemaddened, damascened, damnedests, deaminated, demandable, endodermal, maidenhead, promenaded, redemanded, unmediated.

 

+4 letters: bemaddening, dehumanized, delaminated, denominated, maidenheads, redemanding, remaindered, reprimanded, undermanned, unmedicated.

 

+5 letters: absentminded, administered, animadverted, commandeered, demagnetized, demimondaine, demonstrated, disseminated, masterminded, merchandised, merchandized, predominated.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Alternative Orthography: Amended


Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

41 6D 65 6E 64 65 64

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

American Sign Language (origins from 1620-1817 in Italy and, especially, France) (references)

=

Semaphore (1791, in France) (references)

Braille (1829, in France) (references)

Morse Code (1836) (references)

.-    --    .    -.    -..    .    -..

Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01000001 01101101 01100101 01101110 01100100 01100101 01100100

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#65 &#109 &#101 &#110 &#100 &#101 &#100

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

0041 006D 0065 006E 0064 0065 0064

British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

35797180707170

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Crosswords
3. Usage: Commercial
4. Images: Photo Album
5. Quotations: Familiar
6. Quotations: Historic
7. Quotations: Fiction
8. Quotations: Non-fiction
9. Quotations: Speeches
10. Usage Frequency
11. Expressions
12. Expressions: Internet
13. Translations: Modern
14. Bible Trace
15. Derivations
16. Rhymes
17. Anagrams
18. Orthography
19. Bibliography


  

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