emend

UK: /ɪˈmɛnd/ US: /ɪˈmɛnd/ ,(i mend′)

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026

e•mend /ɪˈmɛnd/   v. [~ + object]

1. to revise or correct (errors, writing, etc.):
   She emended the errors in his letter.

e•men•da•tion /ˌimɛnˈdeɪʃən/  n. [countable]

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

e•mend  (i mend′), v.t. 

1. to edit or change (a text).
2. to free from faults or errors;
   correct.

• Latin ēmendāre to correct, equivalent. to ē- e- + mend(um) fault + -āre infinitive suffix
• Middle French emender)
• late Middle English (1375–1425

e•mend′a•ble, adj. 
Synonyms

• 1, 2. See amend. 

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emend / ɪˈmɛnd/ verb

1. (transitive) to make corrections or improvements in (a text) by critical editing

Etymology: 15th Century: from Latin ēmendāre to correct, from ē- out + mendum a mistake

eˈmendable adjective