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- [meyk uh-mendz]
- /meɪk əˈmɛndz/
- /meɪk əˈmendz/
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- [meyk uh-mendz]
- /meɪk əˈmɛndz/
Definitions of make amends words
- noun make amends reparation or compensation for a loss, damage, or injury of any kind; recompense. 1
- noun make amends Obsolete. improvement; recovery, as of health. 1
- idioms make amends make amends, to compensate, as for an injury, loss, or insult: I tried to make amends for the misunderstanding by sending her flowers. 1
- noun make amends compensate for a wrong 1
- verbal expression make amends compensate for sth 1
- verbal expression make amends compensate sb for a wrong 1
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Origin of make amends
First appearance:
before 1275 One of the 13% oldest English words
1275-1325; Middle English amendes < Middle French, plural of amende reparation, noun derivative of amender to amend
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Parts of speech for Make amends
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exclamation
make amends popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 80% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for make amends
verb make amends
- atone — If you atone for something that you have done, you do something to show that you are sorry you did it.
- retract — to withdraw (a statement, opinion, etc.) as inaccurate or unjustified, especially formally or explicitly; take back.
- confess — If someone confesses to doing something wrong, they admit that they did it.
- withdraw — to draw back, away, or aside; take back; remove: She withdrew her hand from his. He withdrew his savings from the bank.
- purge — to rid of whatever is impure or undesirable; cleanse; purify.
Antonyms for make amends
verb make amends
- defy — If you defy someone or something that is trying to make you behave in a particular way, you refuse to obey them and behave in that way.
- spoil — to damage severely or harm (something), especially with reference to its excellence, value, usefulness, etc.: The water stain spoiled the painting. Drought spoiled the corn crop.
- disagree — to fail to agree; differ: The conclusions disagree with the facts. The theories disagree in their basic premises.
- damage — To damage an object means to break it, spoil it physically, or stop it from working properly.
- destroy — To destroy something means to cause so much damage to it that it is completely ruined or does not exist any more.
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