Emend
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ɪˈmɛnd/ · Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Emend is a verb meaning (transitive) To correct and revise (text or a document).
Meaning
(transitive) To correct and revise (text or a document).
Example Sentences
“For art—” Miss Glyde eagerly interjected.¶ “For art and literature,” Mrs. Ballinger emended.
Sixteen of these Letters, which were written at the suggestion of the Editor of the “St. James’s Gazette,” appeared in that journal, from which they are now reprinted, by the Editor’s kind permission. They have been somewhat emended, and a few additions have been made.
Word Forms
- emends
- emending
- emended
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include altered, edited, revise, improve, redact, edit.
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