emend




Verb


  1. make improvements or corrections to; “the text was emended in the second edition”
    • Less specific
      • better
      • improve
      • amend
      • ameliorate
      • meliorate


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verb

  1. make corrections and revisions to (a text)
    these studies show him collating manuscripts and emending texts

alter (something that is incorrect)
the year of his death might need to be emended to 652


Origin


late Middle English : from Latin emendare , from e- (variant of ex- ) out of + menda a fault . Compare with amend


Thesaurus


Verb

  1. the journalistic practice of emending quotations in the areas of grammar and syntax

Similar Words: correct rectify repair fix improve enhance polish refine clarify edit alter rewrite revise copy-edit subedit amend change modify redraft recast rephrase reword rework rescript expurgate censor redact bowdlerize


Urban Dictionary


**1. Making amends through an email message, especially when applying the 9th principle of The 12 Step program of Alcoholics Anonymous.


  1. Saying sorry or trying to right a wrong through email.**

"Instead of directly facing me and clearing things up, the jerk sent me an emend. He'll never make it through the program."


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