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emend
[ ih-mend ]
/ ÉŖĖmÉnd /
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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
1375ā1425; late Middle English (<Middle French emender ) <Latin ÄmendÄre āto correct,ā equivalent to Ä- e-1 + mend(um) āfaultā + -Äre infinitive suffix
synonym study for emend
1, 2. See amend.
OTHER WORDS FROM emend
eĀ·mendĀ·aĀ·ble, adjectivenonĀ·eĀ·mendĀ·aĀ·ble, adjectiveunĀ·eĀ·mendĀ·aĀ·ble, adjectiveunĀ·eĀ·mendĀ·ed, adjectiveWords nearby emend
EMEA, emedullate, emeiocytosis, Emelia, Emeline, emend, emendate, emendation, emerald, emerald cut, emerald green
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British Dictionary definitions for emend
emend
/ (ÉŖĖmÉnd) /
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 ÄmendÄre to correct, from Ä- out + mendum a mistake
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