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verb (used with object)
1.
to edit or change (a text).
2.
to free from faults or errors; correct.
Origin:
1375–1425; late Middle English (< Middle French emender) < Latin ēmendāre to correct, equivalent to ē- e- + mend(um) fault + -āre infinitive suffix
1375–1425; late Middle English (< Middle French emender) < Latin ēmendāre to correct, equivalent to ē- e- + mend(um) fault + -āre infinitive suffix
Related forms
e·mend·a·ble, adjective
non·e·mend·a·ble, adjective
un·e·mend·a·ble, adjective
un·e·mend·ed, adjective
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Word Origin & History
emend
c.1400, from L. emendare "to free from fault," from ex- "out" + mendum (nom. menda) "fault, blemish."
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