emend
to edit or change (a text).
to free from faults or errors; correct.
Origin of emend
1synonym study For emend
Other words from emend
- e·mend·a·ble, adjective
- non·e·mend·a·ble, adjective
- un·e·mend·a·ble, adjective
- un·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 | LonginusTo 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 LeaSecond, 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 TheobaldSome 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 RandThe 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
/ (ɪˈmɛnd) /
(tr) to make corrections or improvements in (a text) by critical editing
Origin of emend
1Derived forms of emend
- emendable, adjective
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