emend
[ ih-mend ]
/ ɪˈmɛnd /
verb (used with object)
to edit or change (a text).
to free from faults or errors; correct.
Origin of emend
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, adjectiveWords nearby emend
emeer,
emeerate,
emeiocytosis,
emelia,
emeline,
emend,
emendate,
emendation,
emerald,
emerald cut,
emerald green
British Dictionary definitions for emendable
emend
/ (ɪˈmɛnd) /
verb
(tr)
to make corrections or improvements in (a text) by critical editing
Derived forms of emend
emendable, adjectiveWord Origin for emend
C15: from Latin
ēmendāre to correct, from
ē- out +
mendum a mistake