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emend

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e·mend  (-mnd)
tr.v. e·mend·ed, e·mend·ing, e·mends
To improve by critical editing: emend a faulty text.
[Middle English emenden, from Latin mendre : -, ex-, ex- + mendum, defect, fault.]
e·mender n.
emend
Verb
to make corrections or improvements to (a text) [Latin e- out + mendum a mistake]
emendation n
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Verb1.emend - make improvements or corrections to; "the text was emended in the second edition"
ameliorate, improve, meliorate, amend, better - to make better; "The editor improved the manuscript with his changes"
Translations
Spanish emend [ɪˈmɛnd] vt [+ text] → enmendar
French emend [ɪˈmɛnd] vt [+ text] → corriger
German emend [ɪˈmɛnd] vt → verbessern, korrigieren
Italian emend [ɪˈmɛnd] vt [+ text] → correggere, emendare
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Here the Chronicler emends what was seen as an error.
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