emend

[ ih-mend ]
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verb (used with object)
  1. to edit or change (a text).

  2. to free from faults or errors; correct.

Origin of emend

1
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, adjective
  • non·e·mend·a·ble, adjective
  • un·e·mend·a·ble, adjective
  • un·e·mend·ed, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for emend

emend

/ (ɪˈmɛnd) /


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

Origin of emend

1
C15: from Latin ēmendāre to correct, from ē- out + mendum a mistake

Derived forms of emend

  • emendable, adjective

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