Censor 504 Absolutely Essential Words Lesson 28 /ˈsent.səʳ/ (noun & verb) Noun: a person who edits and cuts out offensive parts from books, films, etc., expurgator, bowdlerizer, editor, reviewer, corrector, inspector Verb: to expurgate, edit and remove the offensive parts from films, books, etc., cut, remove, delete parts of, blue-pencil, bowdlerize, amend Book censorship is…
Alter 504 Absolutely Essential Words Lesson 15 /ˈɒl.təʳ/ (verb) to change or modify something to make it better, adjust, revise, amend, make changes to, vary, correct, reform, make alterations to, adapt Behavioral change can be very beneficial to an individual, an annoying side-effect, or a life-altering condition which takes considerable effort to repair. Two such…
Reform 504 Absolutely Essential Words Lesson 5 Reform 504 Absolutely Essential Words Lesson 5 /rɪˈfɔːm/ (noun & verb) to make something better or improve it, make an improvement, restructure, alter, ameliorate, refine, modify, adjust, revise, amend, reconstruct – improvement, refinement, alteration, amendment, change, adaptation, modification To better understand the key issues involved in engendering such…
Ameliorate 1100 Words You Need Week 43 Day 1 Ameliorate 1100 Words You Need Week 43 Day 1 /əˈmiː.ljə.reɪt/ (verb) to improve the quality of something, make an unpleasant situation better, make better, better, make improvements to, boost, benefit, enhance, amend, ease, mitigate, perfect, upgrade, enrich Income growth and access to public transportation are associated…
Redress 1100 Words You Need Week 39 Day 4 Redress 1100 Words You Need Week 39 Day 4 /rɪˈdres/ (noun & verb) to remedy or set right, compensate for, correct, put right a wrong, make up for, restore, equalize, right, rectify, balance out, reform, put to rights, amend, resolve, compensation, correction, recompense, repayment, retribution, indemnity,…
Penance 1100 Words You Need Penance 1100 Words You Need /ˈpen.əns/ (noun) the act of showing that you are regretful for what you have done in the past, repentance, self-punishment for sin, atonement, forfeit, amends, propitiation, contrition The Sacrament of Penance (also commonly called the Sacrament of Reconciliation or Confession) is one of the seven…
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Amend Amend (verb) /əˈmend/ to correct or improve something – alter – revise legislation – make better – adjust – modify – refine – ameliorate: The old policies of this company should be amended to deal with our current needs and requirements. Antonym maintain Parts of speech Noun: amendment Adjective: amendable Adjective: amendatory