emendable
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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emend (ɪˈmɛnd) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| (tr) to make corrections or improvements in (a text) by critical editing | |
| [C15: from Latin ēmendāre to correct, from ē- out + mendum a mistake] | |
| e'mendable | |
| —adj | |
| emend (ɪˈmɛnd) | |
| —vb | |
| (tr) to make corrections or improvements in (a text) by critical editing | |
| [C15: from Latin ēmendāre to correct, from ē- out + mendum a mistake] | |
| e'mendable | |
| —adj | |
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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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