English Explanatory Dictionary

emend

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To correct and revise (text or a document).

Pronunciation

/ɪˈmɛnd/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-emend.wav

Word forms

emend emends emending emended

Etymology

From Middle English emenden, from Latin ēmendō (“to free from fault”), from ex- (“out”) + mendum (“fault, blemish”). Doublet of amend.

Related words

amend

Derived words

emendable emendation emender unemended
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