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emend
[ ih-mend ]
/ ɪˈmɛnd /
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verb (used with object)
to edit or change (a text).
to free from faults or errors; correct.
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Origin of emend
1375–1425; late Middle English (<Middle French emender ) <Latin ēmendāre “to correct,” equivalent to ē- e-1 + mend(um) “fault” + -āre infinitive suffix
synonym study for emend
1, 2. See amend.
OTHER WORDS FROM emend
e·mend·a·ble, adjectivenon·e·mend·a·ble, adjectiveun·e·mend·a·ble, adjectiveun·e·mend·ed, adjectiveWords nearby emend
Emden Deep, eme, EMEA, Emelia, Emeline, emend, emendate, emendation, emerald, emerald cut, emerald green
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British Dictionary definitions for emend
emend
/ (ɪˈmɛnd) /
verb
(tr) to make corrections or improvements in (a text) by critical editing
Derived forms of emend
emendable, adjectiveWord Origin for emend
C15: from Latin ēmendāre to correct, from ē- out + mendum a mistake
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