emendation

UK: /ˌiːmɛnˈdeɪʃən/

US: /ˌimɛnˈdeɪʃən/

US: (ē′mən dā′shən, em′ən-)

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

e•men•da•tion  (ē′mən dā′shən, em′ən-), n. 

1. a correction or change, as of a text.
2. the act of emending.

• Latin ēmendātiōn- (stem of ēmendātiō), equivalent. to ēmendāt(us) (see emendate) + -iōn- -ion
• 1530–40;

e•men•da•to•ry  (i men′də tôr′ē, -tōr′ē), adj. 

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emendation / ˌiːmɛnˈdeɪʃən/ noun

1. a correction or improvement in a text
2. the act or process of emending

ˈemenˌdator noun

emendatory / ɪˈmɛndətərɪ -trɪ/ adjective

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.