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, adjective

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How to use emend in a sentence

Partly with the help of Toup, we may emend this corrupt passage as follows: , , .
On the Sublime|Longinus
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
Second, all critics have agreed to condemn the digression in which Theobald advertised his ability to emend Greek texts.
Preface to the Works of Shakespeare (1734)|Lewis Theobald
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

The alteration is very slight, affecting only one letter, and may be due to error in transcription or to mere desire to emend.
The Expositor's Bible: The Psalms, Vol. 2|Alexander Maclaren

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, adjective

Word Origin for emend

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

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