emend

[ih-mend]

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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

Related formse·mend·a·ble, adjectivenon·e·mend·a·ble, adjectiveun·e·mend·a·ble, adjectiveun·e·mend·ed, adjective

Synonym study

1, 2. See amend.

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Examples from the Web for emend

Partly with the help of Toup, we may emend this corrupt passage as follows: , , .
On the Sublime|Longinus
Some of these are trivial slips that a scribe copying B might emend on his own initiative, or perhaps by a lucky mistake.
A Sixth-Century Fragment of the Letters of Pliny the Younger|Elias Avery Lowe and Edward Kennard Rand
Emend′als, funds set apart for repairs in the accounts of the Inner Temple.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M)|Various
To emend the Vulgate by the Hebrew and Greek is exactly what the heretics seek to do.
A History of the Inquisition of Spain; vol. 4|Henry Charles Lea

That the last line is nonsense was clear to every one; but no critic ever could emend it.
The Shakespeare-Expositor: An Aid to the Perfect Understanding of Shakespeare's Plays|Thomas Keightley

British Dictionary definitions for emend

emend

verb

(tr) to make corrections or improvements in (a text) by critical editing

Derived Formsemendable, adjective

Word Origin for emend

C15: from Latin ēmendāre to correct, from ē- out + mendum a mistake

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Word Origin and History for emend

emend

c.1400, from Latin emendare "to free from fault," from ex- "out" (see ex-) + mendum (nominative menda) "fault, blemish" (see amend). Related: Emended; emending.

emend

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emend

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