Amend and Aggravate

Amend

Amend verb - To remove errors, defects, deficiencies, or deviations from.
Usage example: the Bill of Rights was adopted in an effort to amend a constitution that seemed to many to be deficient in guaranteeing individual rights

Aggravate is an antonym for amend.

Aggravate

Aggravate verb - Make worse.
Usage example: This drug aggravates the pain

Amend is an antonym for aggravate.

Nearby Words: aggravation, aggravating

Common collocations

situation amend situation aggravate situation
law amend law aggravate law
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