emend
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transitive verb \ē-ˈmend\Definition of EMEND
: to correct usually by textual alterations <emended the manuscript>
— emend·able \-ˈmen-də-bəl\ adjective
— emend·er noun
Examples of EMEND
- <the first printout quickly revealed that our computer program needed to be emended>
Origin of EMEND
Middle English, from Latin emendare — more at amend
First Known Use: 15th century
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Rhymes with EMEND
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