emend

English

Etymology

From Middle English emenden, 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).
▼ <a href='/wiki/Category:English_terms_derived_from_the_PIE_root_*mend-' title='Category:English terms derived from the PIE root *mend-'>English terms derived from the PIE root *mend-</a>‎ (0 c, 10 e)
  <a href='/wiki/amend' title='amend'>amend</a>
  <a href='/wiki/amendable' title='amendable'>amendable</a>
  <a href='/wiki/amendatory' title='amendatory'>amendatory</a>
  <a href='/wiki/amendment' title='amendment'>amendment</a>
  <a href='/wiki/amends' title='amends'>amends</a>
  <a href='/wiki/emend' title='emend'>emend</a>
  <a href='/wiki/emendable' title='emendable'>emendable</a>
  <a href='/wiki/emendals' title='emendals'>emendals</a>
  <a href='/wiki/mend' title='mend'>mend</a>
  <a href='/wiki/mendicant' title='mendicant'>mendicant</a>

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