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emendate

[ ee-muhn-deyt, em-uhn-, ih-men-deyt ]
/ ˈi mənˌdeɪt, ˈɛm ən-, ɪˈmɛn deɪt /
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verb (used with object), e·men·dat·ed, e·men·dat·ing.
to emend (a text).
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Origin of emendate

1875–80; <Latin ēmendātus, past participle of ēmendāre.See emend, -ate1

OTHER WORDS FROM emendate

e·men·da·tor, noun

Words nearby emendate

eme, EMEA, Emelia, Emeline, emend, emendate, emendation, emerald, emerald cut, emerald green, Emerald Isle
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Words related to emendate

amend, better, change, correct, edit, emend, fix up, improve, modify, revamp, rewrite, update
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