amend vs perfective

amend

noun
  • An act of righting a wrong; compensation. 

verb
  • To make better; improve. 

  • To make a formal alteration (in legislation, a report, etc.) by adding, deleting, or rephrasing. 

  • To become better. 

perfective

noun
  • a perfective verb form 

adj
  • Of, or relative to, the perfect tense or perfective aspect. 

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