nidan verb (lower class) with 'mu' ending (archaic), transitive verb
change; alter; revise; replace
Archaic transitive verb corresponding to modern 改める (sense 1). Used in classical Japanese for changing, altering, revising, or replacing something.
See also: 改める
古きを改むるは、新しきを生む基なり。
Changing the old is the foundation for creating the new.
nidan verb (lower class) with 'mu' ending (archaic), transitive verb
Archaic transitive verb corresponding to modern 改める (sense 3). Used in classical Japanese for examining, checking, or inspecting something.
See also: 改める
旅券を改むる役人あり。
There was an official who inspected the passports.
Modern equivalent of 改む. 改める is the standard contemporary verb for 'to change', 'to revise', 'to examine', etc., while 改む is its archaic form used in classical texts.
Classical Japanese verb, the predecessor of modern 改める (あらためる). The exact derivation is uncertain, but it is related to the adjective 新た (あらた, 'new') and the verb 改める.