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    e·mend
    /əˈmend/

    verb

    • 1. make corrections and improvements to (a text): "these studies show him collating manuscripts and emending texts"

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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › emendEmend Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of EMEND is to correct usually by textual alterations. How to use emend in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Emend.

  3. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › emendEmend - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com

    Emend refers to changes and improvements made to a text. Amend also can refer to making minor changes to a text, but it can be used to describe improvements made to other things as well — for example, you can amend a situation.

  4. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishEMEND | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    verb [ T ] uk / iˈmend / us / iˈmend / Add to word list. to correct or improve a text: The text is currently being emended and will be published shortly. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Editing & compiling. abridged. anthologist. blue pencil. bowdlerization. bowdlerized. co-edit. compile. dub. excerpt. non-editorial. over-edit.

  5. www.dictionary.com › browse › emendEMEND Definition & Meaning - Dictionary.com

    verb (used with object) to edit or change (a text). to free from faults or errors; correct. emend. / ɪˈmɛnd / verb. tr to make corrections or improvements in (a text) by critical editing.

  6. www.thefreedictionary.com › emendEmend - definition of emend by The Free Dictionary

    Define emend. emend synonyms, emend pronunciation, emend translation, English dictionary definition of emend. to edit or change to remove errors; to correct: We must emend the text before the book goes to print.

  7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishEMEND definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    adjective. Word origin. C15: from Latin ēmendāre to correct, from ē- out + mendum a mistake. emend in American English. (iˈmɛnd ; ɪˈmɛnd ) verb transitive. 1. Rare. to correct or improve. 2. to make scholarly corrections or improvements in (a text) Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.

  8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › us › definitionemend verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

    Definition of emend verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  9. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryEMEND | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    verb [ T ] us / iˈmend / uk / iˈmend / Add to word list. to correct or improve a text: The text is currently being emended and will be published shortly. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Editing & compiling. abridged. anthologist. blue pencil. bowdlerization. bowdlerized. co-edit. compile. dub. excerpt. non-editorial. over-edit.

  10. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › emendemend | meaning of emend in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary...

    emend meaning, definition, what is emend: to remove the mistakes from something th...: Learn more.

  11. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionaryEMEND - All you need to know about it | Collins English...

    A complete guide to the word "EMEND": definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.

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