emend

English

Etymology

From Middle English menden, from Latin emendo (“I free from fault”), from ex- (“out”) + mendum (“fault, blemish”).

Pronunciation

  • (UK, US) IPA(key): /ɪˈmɛnd/
  • Rhymes: -ɛnd

Verb

emend (third-person singular simple present emends, present participle emending, simple past and past participle emended)

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

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