a•mends
Pronunciation: (u-mendz'), [key]
— n. (used with a sing. or pl. v.)
- reparation or compensation for a loss, damage, or injury of any kind; recompense.
- improvement; recovery, as of health.
- 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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